Meanings
- A number of places in England:
- A city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire.
- A settlement in Youlgreave parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2164).
- A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4207).
- An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ8698).
- A small village in Adderstone with Lucker parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1532).
- A suburb in the Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- A locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia.
- A large number of places in the United States:
- A small city in White County, Arkansas.
- A village in Stark County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Harrison County, Indiana.
- A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- A village and former town in Essex County, Massachusetts.
- A township in Isanti County, Minnesota.
- A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Steuben County, New York.
- A village in Darke County and Miami County, Ohio.
- A city and township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Gibson County, Tennessee.
- A town in Orange County, Vermont.
- A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
"Bradford? I didn't know you called him Bradford." "That's just one more thing you don't know about me. I call him Bradford because it makes me feel like I'm in a soap opera. That's what they name men on soap operas. Bradford and Desmond and Elliott and Royce. - - -
1988, K. C. Constantine, Joey's Case, →ISBN, page 132
Origin
- Old Englishbrād“broad”
- EnglishBradford
* Various place names in England, from Old English brād (“broad”) + ford (“ford”). * (shaken martini)
More words from Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بْرَادْفُورْد
- بْرَادْفُورْد (bradfurd)town in West Yorkshire
Chinese Mandarin 布拉德福德
- 布拉德福德 (Bùlādéfúdé)town in West Yorkshire
Greek Μπράντφορντ
- Μπράντφορντ (Brántfornt)town in West Yorkshire
Japanese ブラッドフォード
- ブラッドフォード (Buraddofōdo)town in West Yorkshire
Korean 브래드포드
- 브래드포드 (Beuraedeupodeu)town in West Yorkshire
Persian برادفورد
- برادفورد (brâdfowrd)town in West Yorkshire
Russian Брэ́дфорд
- Брэ́дфорд (Brɛ́dford)town in West Yorkshire
Urdu بْرَیڈْفورڈ
- بْرَیڈْفورڈ (braiḍforḍ)town in West Yorkshire
Cite this entry
Bradford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bradford
“Bradford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bradford. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bradford,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bradford.
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