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belford

/bˈɛlfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
belford
IPA
/bˈɛlfɚd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1033).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A commuter town in the Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English belle (“bell; bell-shaped hill”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Belfords (plural)

Phrases

Lower Belford

Rhymes With

telford welford elford relford

Questions

How do you pronounce belford?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɛlfɚd/.
What does belford mean?
A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1033).
Where does belford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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