Hartford

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US/ˈhɑɹtfɚd/UK/hɑːtfəd/

proper noun

An eastern suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2573).

OriginOld English Hereford →
CommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in England, from variants of Hertford:
    1. An eastern suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2573).
    2. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6372).
    3. A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9529).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English from these places.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Geneva County, Alabama.
    2. A city in Sebastian County, Arkansas.
    3. The capital city of Connecticut, located in Hartford County.
    4. An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Georgia.
    5. A village in Madison County, Illinois.
    6. A city in Warren County, Iowa.
    7. A city in Lyon County, Kansas.
    8. A city, the county seat of Ohio County, Kentucky.
    9. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
    10. A city in Van Buren County, Michigan.
    11. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri.
    12. An unincorporated community in Mount Laurel Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
    13. A town in Washington County, New York.
    14. A town in Licking County, Ohio.
    15. An unincorporated community in Trumbull County, Ohio.
    16. A neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island.
    17. A city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
    18. An unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee.
    19. A town and village in Windsor County, Vermont.
    20. A town in Mason County, West Virginia, in full Hartford City.
    21. A city in Washington County and Dodge County, Wisconsin.
    22. A town in Washington County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.

Origin

  1. Old Englishheorot“hart”
  2. Old EnglishHereford“army ford”
  3. EnglishHartford

# For the village in Cambridgeshire: from Old English Hereford (“army ford”), from here (“army”) + ford. # For remaining places: from Old English heorot (“hart”) + ford.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 哈特福德
  • 哈特福德 (Hātèfúdé)capital of Connecticut
Latin Hartfordia
  • Hartfordiacapital of Connecticut
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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