Belford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1033).

OriginOld English belle →
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Meanings

proper nounBelford (countable and uncountable, plural Belfords)

plural Belfords

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1033).
  2. countableuncountableA commuter town in the Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbelle“bell; bell-shaped hill”
  2. EnglishBelford

From Old English belle (“bell; bell-shaped hill”) + ford (“ford”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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