Mitford

M3I1T1F4O1R1D2
UK/ˈmɪt.fəd/US/ˈmɪt.fɚd/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English midd →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Madford · alternative Meaford · alternative Medford · alternative Metford · alternative Midford

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishġemȳþe“a stream junction”
  2. Old Englishmidd“middle”
  3. EnglishMitford

From either Old English midd (“middle”) + ford (“ford”), thus "the middle ford", or from Old English ġemȳþe (“a stream junction”) + ford (“ford”), "the meeting ford", to denote the village situated where the rivers Font and Wansbeck meet.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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