Etymology

Dufferin County

Duf·fe·rin Coun·ty

Today it means: A county of Ontario, Canada. Full definition →

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The county is named after British colonial administrator Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826 - 1902).

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