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staniford

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
stan-i-ford
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

"Dweller by a stony ford", probably near Sheffield, where the surname is common. From Old English stāniġ (“stony”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Stanifords (plural) Staniforth (alternative) Stanyforth (alternative)

Questions

What does staniford mean?
A surname.
Where does staniford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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