Milford

/mɪlfəɹd/ name

name ·Moderate ·College level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Lassen County, California.
  • Grammar: milford is listed as name.
  • Nearest alternatives: family name, geographic name, last name, place name.
  • Useful contrasts: first name, given name, unnamed location.

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Lassen County, California. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A coastal city in New Haven County, Connecticut. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Kent County and Sussex County, Delaware. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baker County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A township and village therein, in Iroquois County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Dickinson County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Geary County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A township and village therein, in Oakland County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A small village in Barton County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Seward County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Otsego County, New York. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Clermont County and Hamilton County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A borough, the county seat of Pike County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Ellis County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Beaver County, Utah. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A town and unincorporated community therein, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
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    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A number of other townships, listed under Milford Township. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A place in Canada:; A village in East Hants district municipality, Hants County, Nova Scotia. countable, uncountable
  21. 26
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A place in Canada:; A town in Prince Edward County, Ontario. countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A village in Belper parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3545). countable, uncountable
  23. 28
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A hamlet in Hartland parish, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS2322). countable, uncountable
  24. 29
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A hamlet in Little Ness parish, near Baschurch, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4121). countable, uncountable
  25. 30
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A village in Berkswich parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9721). countable, uncountable
  26. 31
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A village in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9442). countable, uncountable
  27. 32
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A suburban settlement in Laverstock parish and Salisbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1529). countable, uncountable
  28. 33
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A western suburb of Newtown, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0991). countable, uncountable
  29. 34
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A village near Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. countable, uncountable
  30. 35
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A village in County Cork, Ireland. countable, uncountable
  31. 36
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A small town in County Donegal, Ireland. Alternative form: Millford. countable, uncountable
  32. 37
    A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A suburb on the North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. countable, uncountable
  33. 38
    A habitational surname. countable, uncountable

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Antonyms

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Common questions

What does "milford" mean?

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Lassen County, California.

What is a synonym for "milford"?

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

How do you pronounce "milford"?

Pronounced /mɪlfəɹd/.

Etymology

From mill + ford.

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