Wilberforce

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proper noun

An English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire.

OriginOld English Wilburg →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire.
  2. William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
  3. A place name:
    1. A small town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.
    2. A community in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. A census-designated place in Greene County, Ohio, United States, named after William Wilberforce.
    4. A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishWilburg
  2. EnglishWilberforce

From Old English Wilburg + foss (“ditch”); Wilburg was a female given name from wil (“will”) + burg (“fortress”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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