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Hartford.

A place in England, from variants of Hertford:

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈhɑɹtfɚd/General-American/hɑːtfəd/UK
  1. A place in England, from variants of Hertford: An eastern suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2573).

  2. A place in England, from variants of Hertford: A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6372).

  3. A place in England, from variants of Hertford: A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9529).

  4. A habitational surname from Old English from these places.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A city in Geneva County, Alabama.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A city in Sebastian County, Arkansas.

  7. A number of places in the United States: The capital city of Connecticut, located in Hartford County.

  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Georgia.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A village in Madison County, Illinois.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A city in Warren County, Iowa.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A city in Lyon County, Kansas.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Ohio County, Kentucky.

  13. A number of places in the United States: A town in Oxford County, Maine.

  14. A number of places in the United States: A city in Van Buren County, Michigan.

  15. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri.

  16. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mount Laurel Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.

  17. A number of places in the United States: A town in Washington County, New York.

  18. A number of places in the United States: A town in Licking County, Ohio.

  19. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Trumbull County, Ohio.

  20. A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island.

  21. A number of places in the United States: A city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.

  22. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee.

  23. A number of places in the United States: A town and village in Windsor County, Vermont.

  24. A number of places in the United States: A town in Mason County, West Virginia, in full Hartford City.

  25. A number of places in the United States: A city in Washington County and Dodge County, Wisconsin.

  26. A number of places in the United States: A town in Washington County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.

Where this word comes from

# For the village in Cambridgeshire: from Old English Hereford (“army ford”), from here (“army”) + ford. # For remaining places: from Old English heorot (“hart”) + ford.

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