Lyford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3994).

OriginOld English līn →
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Meanings

proper nounLyford (countable and uncountable, plural Lyfords)

plural Lyfords · alternative Liford

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3994).
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Parke County, Indiana, United States.
    3. countableuncountableA city in Willacy County, Texas, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishlīn“flax”
  2. EnglishLyford

From Old English līn (“flax”) + ford (“ford”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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