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mitford

/ˈmɪt.fɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
mit-ford
IPA
/ˈmɪt.fɚd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From either Old English midd (“middle”) + ford (“ford”), thus "the middle ford", or from Old English ġemȳþe (“a stream junction”) + ford (“ford”), "the meeting ford", to denote the village situated where the rivers Font and Wansbeck meet.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: midd, ġemȳþe

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɪt.fɚd/
  • British English: /ˈmɪt.fəd/

Inflected Forms

Madford (alternative) Meaford (alternative) Medford (alternative) Metford (alternative) Midford (alternative)

Derived Forms

Mitfordesque Mitfordian

Questions

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

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