Etymology

Hertford

H4E1R1T1F4O1R1D2

Today it means: A town and civil parish (with a town council) in East Hertfordshire district, and the county town of Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3212). Full definition →

Middle English Hertford ← Old English Heorotford
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  1. Old English · inherited fromHeorotford
  2. Middle English · inherited fromHertford
  3. English todayHertford

Inherited from Middle English Hertford, from Old English Heorotford, from heorot (“stag”) + ford (“ford”), equivalent to hart + ford.

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