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barford

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
bar-ford
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Headley parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8537).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish (served by Barford and Wramplingham Parish Council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1107).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish (served by Barford, Sherbourne and Wasperton Joint Parish Council) in City of Warwick district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2761).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English bere (“barley”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Barfords (plural)

Phrases

Great Barford Little Barford

Questions

What does barford mean?
A hamlet in Headley parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8537).
Where does barford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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