Sanford

//ˈsænfɚd// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.

    "“Sanford Finkelstein,” Danielle repeats. “Listen, isn't he the one that ostrich is based on, in your books?” “Well, I suppose in a way.” Erica smiles. “It was the name mostly. Sanford seemed like a good name for an ostrich.”"

  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Covington County, Alabama.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A small statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A sizable city, the county seat of Seminole County, Florida.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Stewart County, Georgia.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pawnee County, Kansas.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in York County, Maine.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Midland County, Michigan.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Covington County, Mississippi.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Broome County, New York.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Lee County, North Carolina.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Hutchinson County, Texas.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia.

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"“Sanford Finkelstein,” Danielle repeats. “Listen, isn't he the one that ostrich is based on, in your books?” “Well, I suppose in a way.” Erica smiles. “It was the name mostly. Sanford seemed like a good name for an ostrich.”"

Etymology

Reduced variant of Sandford.

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