Lawford

//ˈlɔːfə(ɹ)d// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0931). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A hamlet in Crowcombe parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST1336). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Lealla + ford (“ford”).

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