Etymology

Shefford

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Today it means: A town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1439). Full definition →

Old English sċēap
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  1. Old English · derived fromsċēap“sheep”
  2. English todayShefford

From Old English sċēap (“sheep”) + ford (“ford”).

Words from the same roots

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