Byford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref S03942).

OriginOld English byġe →
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Meanings

proper nounByford (countable and uncountable, plural Byfords)

plural Byfords

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref S03942).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbyġe“curve, bend”
  2. EnglishByford

From Old English byġe (“curve, bend”) + ford (“ford”), "ford at the river bend".

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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