Redfield

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proper noun

A Scottish habitational surname from Old English.

OriginMiddle Scots reid →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Scottish habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A neighborhood of Bristol, England.
  3. A number of places in the United States.
    1. A city in Jefferson County, Arkansas; named for Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway president Jared E. Redfield.

      A weekend camping trip at Greers Ferry Lake ended abruptly Saturday night after a fire destroyed a camper belonging to a Redfield couple.

      2026 June 16, Kathryn Thornberry, “Man recalls the moment camper caught on fire over the weekend at Greers Ferry Lake”, in KARK
    2. A city in Union Township, Dallas County, Iowa; named for American politician and Civil War officer James Redfield.
    3. A city in Bourbon County, Kansas; named for an early settler.
    4. A town in Oswego County, New York.
    5. A city, the county seat of Spink County, South Dakota; named for railroad official J. B. Redfield.
    6. A township in Spink County, South Dakota.
    7. A census-designated place in Nacogdoches County, Texas.

Origin

  1. Middle Scotsreid“reed”
  2. EnglishRedfield

From Middle Scots reid (“reed”) + fuyrd (“ford”), later influenced by red + field.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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