Whitford

W4H4I1T1F4O1R1D2

proper noun

A village in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY2595).

OriginOld English hwīt →
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Meanings

proper nounWhitford (countable and uncountable, plural Whitfords)

plural Whitfords · alternative Whiteford

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY2595).
    2. countableuncountableA village and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1478).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA settlement in Auckland region, New Zealand, south-east of the city of Auckland.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhwīt“white”
  2. EnglishWhitford

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Whitford,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitford.

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