Dronfield

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proper noun

A town and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3578).

OriginOld English drān →
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Meanings

proper nounDronfield (countable and uncountable, plural Dronfields)

plural Dronfields

  1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3578).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdrān“drone, male bee”
  2. EnglishDronfield

From Old English drān (“drone, male bee”) + feld (“field”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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