Banfield

B3A1N1F4I1E1L1D2

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English bean →
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Meanings

proper nounBanfield (countable and uncountable, plural Banfields)

plural Banfields

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA city within Buenos Aires, Argentina, named after Edward Banfield.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbean
  2. EnglishBanfield

* As an English and Irish (by way of Norman) surname, from Banville in Calvados. Sometimes confused with Bonfield, Benfield, but unrelated. * Also as an English surname, from several places in England with the name Bampfylde, first recognised in the parish of Weston Bampfylde near Castle Cary, in the county of Somerset. The name is composed of Old English bean + feld (“field”).

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APA

Banfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banfield

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Banfield,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banfield.

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