Durnford

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proper noun

A civil parish in Wiltshire, England, which includes the villages of Great Durnford, Little Durnford, Netton and Salterton.

OriginMiddle English Durneford ← Old English *Dierneford →
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Meanings

proper nounDurnford (countable and uncountable, plural Durnfords)

plural Durnfords

  1. countableuncountableA civil parish in Wiltshire, England, which includes the villages of Great Durnford, Little Durnford, Netton and Salterton.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdierne“secret, hidden”
  2. Old English*Dierneford
  3. Middle EnglishDurneford
  4. EnglishDurnford

Inherited from Middle English Durneford, from Old English *Dierneford, from Old English dierne (“secret, hidden”) + ford (“ford”).

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