Guildford

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/ˈɡɪlfəd/

proper noun

A large town, the county town of Surrey, England.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large town, the county town of Surrey, England.
  2. A local government district with borough status in Surrey, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
  3. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A former railway station in Tasmania, Australia.
  5. A locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A town in the Shire of Mount Alexander and the Shire of Hepburn, central Victoria, Australia
  7. A suburb of Perth in the City of Swan, Western Australia.
  8. A neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
  9. A surname.

Origin

The root of the first part may be gold rather than guild: the only known 10th-century (Saxon) record uses Guldeford and in the 11th century Geldeford, both equivalent to gold ford. Local historians suggest that this might refer to golden-coloured flowers or sand.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Guildford

Milford
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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