Blandford

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/ˈblænfə(ɹ)d/hypercorrect/ˈblændfə(ɹ)d/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English Blaneford ← Old English *Blǣġenaford →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper nounBlandford (countable and uncountable, plural Blandfords)

plural Blandfords

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Blandford Forum: a market town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST8806).
  3. countableuncountableA community in Chester district municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA community and former township in Blandford-Blenheim township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. countableuncountableA town and census-designated place therein, in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.
  6. countableuncountableA former town annexed by Petersburg, Virginia, United States.
  7. countableuncountableA village in Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

  1. Old English*Blǣġenaford
  2. Middle EnglishBlaneford
  3. EnglishBlandford

Middle English Blaneford, Bleneford, from Old English *Blǣġenaford: blǣġe (“blay, gudgeon”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

Blandford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blandford

MLA

“Blandford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blandford. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blandford,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blandford.

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