Etymology

Cranfield

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9542). Full definition →

Old English cran
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromcran“crane”
  2. English todayCranfield

From Old English cran (“crane”) + feld (“field”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishcran all →

craneCranstonCranfordCranleighCranmoreCranwellCornforthCranswickCornhill-on-TweedCransford

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