Romford

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UK/ˈɹɒm.fəd/US/ˈɹɑm.fɚd/

proper noun

A large town in the borough of Havering, Greater London; historically a market town in Essex (OS grid ref TQ5188).

OriginOld English rūm →
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Meanings

proper nounRomford (countable and uncountable, plural Romfords)

plural Romfords · alternative Rumfitt · alternative Rumford

  1. countableuncountableA large town in the borough of Havering, Greater London; historically a market town in Essex (OS grid ref TQ5188).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishrūm“broad, spacious”
  2. EnglishRomford

From Old English rūm (“broad, spacious”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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