Hanford

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proper noun

A Welsh surname (the most common in England and the United States).

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Meanings

proper nounHanford (countable and uncountable, plural Hanfords)

plural Hanfords · alternative Handford

  1. countableuncountableA Welsh surname (the most common in England and the United States).
  2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Kings County, in central California, United States.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
  4. countableuncountableA former small agricultural community located in Benton County, Washington, which was depopulated in 1943 in order to make room for the nuclear production facility known as the Hanford Site.
  5. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST8411).
  6. countableuncountableA suburb in south-west Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8742).

Origin

From Welsh hen ("old") and ford ("a way"): the old way (Source: William Arthur 1857).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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