Guildford

//ˈɡɪlfəd// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A large town, the county town of Surrey, England.
  2. 2
    A local government district with borough status in Surrey, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
  3. 3
    A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. 4
    A former railway station in Tasmania, Australia.
  5. 5
    A locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.
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  1. 6
    A town in the Shire of Mount Alexander and the Shire of Hepburn, central Victoria, Australia
  2. 7
    A suburb of Perth in the City of Swan, Western Australia.
  3. 8
    A neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
  4. 9
    A surname.

Etymology

The root of the first part may be gold rather than guild: the only known 10th-century (Saxon) record uses Guldeford and in the 11th century Geldeford, both equivalent to gold ford. Local historians suggest that this might refer to golden-coloured flowers or sand.

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Guildford FourGuildford WestOld Guildfordcounty town

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