Waterford

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proper noun

A city in County Waterford, Munster, Ireland.

OriginOld Norse Veðrafjǫrðr →
CommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in County Waterford, Munster, Ireland.
  2. A county of Ireland; see Wikipedia:County Waterford.
  3. A village in Stapleford parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3114).
  4. A suburb of Logan, Queensland, Australia.
  5. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
  6. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  7. A community in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  8. A community in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
  9. A neighbourhood of Portmore, Jamaica.
  10. A suburb of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
  11. The name of several places in the United States:
    1. A city in Stanislaus County, California.
    2. A town in New London County, Connecticut.
    3. An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana.
    4. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
    5. A township in Camden County, New Jersey.
    6. A town and village in Saratoga County, New York.
    7. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
    8. A census-designated place in Washington County, Ohio.
    9. A borough of Erie County, Pennsylvania.
    10. A village split between Providence County, Rhode Island, and Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    11. A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
    12. An unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia.
    13. A town and village in Racine County, Wisconsin.

Origin

  1. Old NorseVeðrafjǫrðr
  2. EnglishWaterford

From water + ford. In the case of the city in Ireland, this is a modification through folk etymology of Old Norse Veðrafjǫrðr (literally “wether ford”). The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Waterford, Ireland.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 沃特福德, 沃特福德
  • 沃特福德 (Wòtèfúdé)the city
  • 沃特福德 (Wòtèfúdé)the county
German Waterford, Waterford
  • Waterfordthe city
  • Waterfordthe county
Irish Port Láirge, Contae Phort Láirge
  • Port Láirgethe city
  • Contae Phort Láirgethe county

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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