Duffield

D2U1F4F4I1E1L1D2

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English Dūfefeld →
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Meanings

proper nounDuffield (countable and uncountable, plural Duffields)

plural Duffields

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3443).
  4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Gaines Township, Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
  5. countableuncountableA town in Scott County, Virginia, United States.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishDūfefeld
  2. EnglishDuffield

* (Place in England) Attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Duvelle. From Old English Dūfefeld, a compound of *dūfe (“dove”) + feld (“field”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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