Bonfield

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proper noun

A habitational surname from Norman.

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Meanings

proper nounBonfield (countable and uncountable, plural Bonfields)

plural Bonfields

  1. countableA habitational surname from Norman.
  2. A placename, from the surname:
    1. countableuncountableA township in Nipissing District, north-east Ontario, Canada, named after James Bonfield.
    2. countableuncountableA village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States, named after Thomas Bonfield.

Origin

English and Irish habitational surname of Norman origin, from an altered form of any of three places in France called Bonneville.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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