Wolford

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proper noun

A habitational surname from Old English. From the villages of Great and Little Wolford, in Warwickshire

OriginOld English wulf →
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Meanings

proper nounWolford (countable and uncountable, plural Wolfords)

plural Wolfords

  1. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English. From the villages of Great and Little Wolford, in Warwickshire
  2. countableuncountableA city in Pierce County, North Dakota, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwulf“wolf”
  2. EnglishWolford

From Old English wulf (“wolf”) + weard (“guard, protector”). The second element was at some point misanalyzed as ford.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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