Stafford.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A town in and the county town of Staffordshire, England.
A placename: The Borough of Stafford, a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
A placename: A place in the United States: A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
A placename: A place in the United States: A minor city in Stafford County, Kansas, named after Lewis Stafford, a Civil War casualty.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
A placename: A place in the United States: A township in Ocean County, New Jersey.
A placename: A place in the United States: A town in Genesee County, New York.
A placename: A place in the United States: A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
A placename: A place in the United States: A city in Fort Bend County and Harris County, Texas.
A placename: A place in the United States: A census-designated place, the county seat of Stafford County, Virginia; also known as Stafford Courthouse.
A placename: A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
A placename: An industrial suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
An English habitational surname from the place name.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Where this word comes from
From Old English stæþ (“landing place”) + ford. As a surname, occasionally derived from Irish (see Stocker).
A Staffordshire bull terrier.
Where this word comes from
From Old English stæþ (“landing place”) + ford. As a surname, occasionally derived from Irish (see Stocker).
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