Salford

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/ˈsɒlfərd/

proper noun

A city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8098).

OriginOld English sealh →
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Meanings

proper nounSalford (countable and uncountable, plural Salfords)

plural Salfords · alternative surname Sawford

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8098).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2828).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsealh“willow, sallow”
  2. EnglishSalford

From Old English sealh (“willow, sallow”) + ford (“ford”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 索爾福德 /索尔福德
  • 索爾福德 /索尔福德 (Suǒ'ěrfúdé)city
Russian Со́лфорд
  • Со́лфорд (Sólford)city
Urdu سالفورڈ
  • سالفورڈ (sālforḍ)city
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APA

Salford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salford

MLA

“Salford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salford. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Salford,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salford.

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