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Wofford

Wofford proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Wofford

  1. A surname.
  2. Wofford Heights, a census-designated place in California, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.
  4. Wofford College, a university in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

Origin of Wofford

From either Old English wealh (“Welsh”) + ford, meaning "Welshman's ford", or from Old English wulf (“wolf”) + ford, to mean "wolf ford".

Phrases with Wofford

Questions about Wofford

What does Wofford mean?
Wofford means a surname.
What part of speech is Wofford?
Wofford is a proper noun.

Words near Wofford in the dictionary

  1. WOF
  2. wofare
  3. wofares
  4. WOFF
  5. WOFF2
  6. Wofford
  7. Wofford Heights
  8. WOFs
  9. WOFTAM
  10. WOFTAMs
  11. woful

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