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beresford

/bˈɪɹzfɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
beres-ford
IPA
/bˈɪɹzfɚd/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A settlement in British Columbia, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, from Old English befer (“beaver”) + ford (“ford”). The town in New Brunswick is named after military officer and politician William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768 - 1854).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Beresfords (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce beresford?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɪɹzfɚd/.
What does beresford mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does beresford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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