Bayford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3108).

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Meanings

proper nounBayford (countable and uncountable, plural Bayfords)

plural Bayfords

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3108).
  2. countableuncountableA large hamlet near Wincanton in Stoke Trister parish, South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7229).
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Bōia + ford (“ford”). In Hertfordshire, recorded as Begesford 1086 (Domesday Book), and Begeford in 1090; the ford of a man called Bǣga.

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APA

Bayford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bayford

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bayford,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bayford.

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