Beresford

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A settlement in British Columbia, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, from Old English befer (“beaver”) + ford (“ford”). The town in New Brunswick is named after military officer and politician William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768 - 1854).

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