Holford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST1541).

OriginOld English holh →
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Meanings

proper nounHolford (countable and uncountable, plural Holfords)

plural Holfords

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST1541).
  2. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Perry Barr, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0791).
  3. countableuncountableA community in Chatsworth, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishholh“hole; hollow, sunken”
  2. EnglishHolford

From Old English holh (“hole; hollow, sunken”) + ford (“ford”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

forholdHoldorf
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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