Fairford

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/ˈfɛə(ɹ)fə(ɹ)d/

proper noun

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1501).

OriginOld English fæġer →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small town and civil parish with a town council in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1501).
  2. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Washington County, Alabama, United States.
  3. A former settlement in Marin County, California, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfæġer“beautiful”
  2. EnglishFairford

From Old English fæġer (“beautiful”) + ford.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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