Belfield

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proper noun

A suburban area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9113).

OriginOld English feld →
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Meanings

proper nounBelfield (countable and uncountable, plural Belfields)

plural Belfields

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA suburban area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9113).
    2. countableuncountableA suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in Canterbury-Bankstown, South West Sydney.
    3. countableuncountableA city in Stark County, North Dakota, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbēogol“winding”
  2. Old Englishfeld“field”
  3. EnglishBelfield

From the name of the River Beal + Old English feld (“field”); the river name possibly derives from Old English bēogol (“winding”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Belfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belfield. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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

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