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Gifford

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1
A surname. countable, uncountable
2
A common placename in the United States, from the surname:; A census-designated place in Indian River County, Florida. countable, uncountable
3
A common placename in the United States, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Nez Perce County, Idaho. countable, uncountable
4
A common placename in the United States, from the surname:; A village in Champaign County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
5
A common placename in the United States, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana. countable, uncountable

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A common placename in the United States, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
7
A common placename in the United States, from the surname:; A hamlet in Schenectady County, New York. countable, uncountable
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A common placename in the United States, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
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A common placename in the United States, from the surname:; A town in Hampton County, South Carolina. countable, uncountable
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A common placename in the United States, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington. countable, uncountable
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A neighbourhood in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. countable, uncountable
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A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5368). countable, uncountable

Etymology

Two main origins: * Habitational surname for someone from Broughton Gifford, from the Old English personal name *Gydda + -ing (“belonging to”) + ford (“ford”). * From Old French giffard (“chubby-cheeked, bloated”), perhaps a nickname for a big eater.

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