Radford

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proper noun

An inner city area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5540).

OriginOld English rēad →
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Meanings

proper nounRadford (countable and uncountable, plural Radfords)

plural Radfords · alternative Redifer

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. countableuncountableAn inner city area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5540).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Enstone parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4023).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet mostly in Timsbury parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6757).
    4. countableuncountableA suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3280).
    5. countableuncountableA hamlet in Rous Lench parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0055).
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, named after the Radford family.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois.
    3. countableuncountableAn independent city in Virginia.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishrēad“red”
  2. EnglishRadford

From Old English rēad (“red”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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