Beeford

B3E1E1F4O1R1D2

proper noun

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

OriginOld English bi →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbēo“bee”
  2. Old Englishbi“by”
  3. EnglishBeeford

From Old English bi (“by”) + ford; "(the settlement) beside the ford". Alternatively, the first element could come from Old English bēo (“bee”).

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APA

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

MLA

“Beeford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beeford. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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