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bamford

/bˈæmfɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
bam-ford
IPA
/bˈæmfɚd/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From Old English bēam (“tree, beam”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bamfords (plural)

Derived Forms

bamfordite JCB

Phrases

Bamford-Stevens reaction

Rhymes With

stamford samford

Questions

How do you pronounce bamford?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈæmfɚd/.
What does bamford mean?
A place in England:
Where does bamford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce bamford

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