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Gifford.

A surname.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A surname.

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  2. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: A census-designated place in Indian River County, Florida.

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  3. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Nez Perce County, Idaho.

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  4. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: A village in Champaign County, Illinois.

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  5. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana.

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  6. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Iowa.

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  7. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: A hamlet in Schenectady County, New York.

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  8. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.

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  9. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: A town in Hampton County, South Carolina.

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  10. A common placename in the United States, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington.

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  11. A neighbourhood in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

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  12. A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5368).

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Where this word comes from

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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