Hartford

//ˈhɑɹtfɚd// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A place in England, from variants of Hertford:; An eastern suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2573).
  2. 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. 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. 4
    A habitational surname from Old English from these places.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; The capital city of Connecticut, located in Hartford County.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Geneva County, Alabama.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Sebastian County, Arkansas.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Georgia.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Madison County, Illinois.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Warren County, Iowa.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Lyon County, Kansas.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Ohio County, Kentucky.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Oxford County, Maine.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Van Buren County, Michigan.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Missouri.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mount Laurel Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Washington County, New York.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Licking County, Ohio.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Trumbull County, Ohio.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and village in Windsor County, Vermont.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Mason County, West Virginia, in full Hartford City.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Washington County and Dodge County, Wisconsin.
  21. 26
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Washington County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.

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capital of connecticut

Etymology

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

Related phrases

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