Gifford

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld French giffard →
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Meanings

proper nounGifford (countable and uncountable, plural Giffords)

plural Giffords

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A common placename in the United States, from the surname:
    1. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Indian River County, Florida.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Nez Perce County, Idaho.
    3. countableuncountableA village in Champaign County, Illinois.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Hardin County, Iowa.
    6. countableuncountableA hamlet in Schenectady County, New York.
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Hampton County, South Carolina.
    9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington.
  3. countableuncountableA neighbourhood in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5368).

Origin

  1. Old Frenchgiffard“chubby-cheeked, bloated”
  2. EnglishGifford

Two main origins: * Habitational surname for someone from Broughton Gifford, from the Old English personal name *Gydda + -ing (“belonging to”) + ford (“ford”). * From Old French giffard (“chubby-cheeked, bloated”), perhaps a nickname for a big eater.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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