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gifford

/ɡˈɪfɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
gif-ford
IPA
/ɡˈɪfɚd/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename in the United States, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename in the United States, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename in the United States, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename in the United States, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename in the United States, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename in the United States, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common placename in the United States, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Two main origins: * Habitational surname for someone from Broughton Gifford, from the Old English personal name *Gydda + -ing (“belonging to”) + ford (“ford”). * From Old French giffard (“chubby-cheeked, bloated”), perhaps a nickname for a big eater.

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Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Giffords (plural)

Phrases

Aveton Gifford Bowers Gifford Broughton Gifford Crowmarsh Gifford Fonthill Gifford Stoke Gifford

Homonyms

giffard

Rhymes With

clifford differed giffard byford lyford sifford twiford liford

Questions

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

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