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Guilford.

A surname.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

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  2. A number of places in the United States: A town in New Haven County, Connecticut.

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  3. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

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  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana.

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  5. A number of places in the United States: A town in Piscataquis County, Maine.

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  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hill County, Montana.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: A town in Chenango County, New York.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: A town in Windham County, Vermont.

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  11. A college in Greensboro, North Carolina; in full, Guilford College.

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  12. A former township in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.

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  13. Misspelling of Guildford.

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Where this word comes from

Presumably a variant of Guildford.

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