Wilford

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proper noun

A village in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5636).

OriginOld English welig →
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Meanings

proper nounWilford (countable and uncountable, plural Wilfords)

plural Wilfords · alternative Willford

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5636).
    2. countableuncountableA ghost town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwelig“willow”
  2. EnglishWilford

From Old English welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).

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APA

Wilford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilford

MLA

“Wilford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilford. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wilford,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilford.

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