What does "hartford" mean?
A place in England, from variants of Hertford:; An eastern suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2573).
Hartford
/ˈhɑɹtfɚd/ name
name ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A place in England, from variants of Hertford:; An eastern suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2573).
- Grammar: hartford is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: city, family name, firm, insurance company.
- Useful contrasts: countryside, first name, given name.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A place in England, from variants of Hertford:; An eastern suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2573).
- 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 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 A habitational surname from Old English from these places.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; The capital city of Connecticut, located in Hartford County.
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Common questions
What is a synonym for "hartford"?
Common synonyms include: city, family name, firm, insurance company, insurer, last name.
How do you pronounce "hartford"?
Pronounced /ˈhɑɹtfɚd/.
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.