Lawford

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/ˈlɔːfə(ɹ)d/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0931).

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Meanings

proper nounLawford (countable and uncountable, plural Lawfords)

plural Lawfords

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0931).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Crowcombe parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST1336).
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name *Lealla + ford (“ford”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Lawford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lawford

MLA

“Lawford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lawford. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lawford,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lawford.

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