Swinford

S1W4I1N1F4O1R1D2

proper noun

A town in County Mayo, Ireland.

OriginOld English swīn →
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Meanings

proper nounSwinford (countable and uncountable, plural Swinfords)

plural Swinfords

  1. countableuncountableA town in County Mayo, Ireland.
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5679).
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Cumnor parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4408).
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishswīn“swine, pig”
  2. EnglishSwinford

From Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + ford.

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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