Meanings
plural Pulfords
- countableuncountableA village in Poulton and Pulford parish, Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire, England, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SJ3758).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
- Old Englishpōl“pool, pond”
- EnglishPulford
From Old English pōl (“pool, pond”) + ford (“ford”).
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Pulford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pulford
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