Wexford

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/ˈwɛksfə(ɹ)d/

proper noun

A county of Ireland, (County Wexford).

OriginOld Norse Veisafjǫrðr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A county of Ireland, (County Wexford).
  2. A town in County Wexford, Ireland.
  3. A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  4. Former name of Entrelacs, Quebec, Canada.
  5. A township in Wexford County, Michigan, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Origin

  1. Old NorseVeisafjǫrðr
  2. EnglishWexford

From Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (literally “inlet of the mudflats”), from veisa (“pool, pond”) and fjǫrðr (“ford”).

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Translations

German Wexford, Wiesefurt
  • Wexfordtown
  • Wiesefurttown
  • Wexfordcounty
Irish Loch Garman, Loch Garman
  • Loch Garmantown
  • Loch Garmancounty
  • Contae Loch Garmancounty
Russian Уэ́ксфорд, Уэ́ксфорд
  • Уэ́ксфорд (Uéksford)town
  • Уэ́ксфорд (Uéksford)county
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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