Hatfield

/ˈhætfild/ name, slang

name, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A placename; A locality in the Balranald council area, south-western New South Wales, Australia.
  • Grammar: hatfield is listed as name, slang.
  • Nearest alternatives: family name, geographic name, last name, place name.
  • Useful contrasts: given name.

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename; A locality in the Balranald council area, south-western New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename; A locality in Jamaica. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; A suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; A number of places in England:; A civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, which includes Great Hatfield and Little Hatfield. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; A number of places in England:; A small village in Hatfield and Newhampton parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5959). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; A number of places in England:; A town and civil parish in Welwyn Hatfield borough, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2208). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename; A number of places in England:; A town and civil parish in Doncaster borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6509). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename; A number of places in England:; A settlement in Norton-juxta-Kempsey parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8750). countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Polk County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Siskiyou County, California and Klamath County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated census-designated place in Luce Township, Spencer County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Pipestone County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A township and borough therein, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Jackson County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A surname. countable
  14. 19
    Ellipsis of Hatfield College, Durham. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
family namegeographic namelast nameplace namesurnametoponym

Antonyms

given name

Common questions

What does "hatfield" mean?

A placename; A locality in the Balranald council area, south-western New South Wales, Australia.

What is a synonym for "hatfield"?

Common synonyms include: family name, geographic name, last name, place name, surname, toponym.

How do you pronounce "hatfield"?

Pronounced /ˈhætfild/.

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