Wexford

//ˈwɛksfə(ɹ)d// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A county of Ireland, (County Wexford).
  2. 2
    A town in County Wexford, Ireland.
  3. 3
    A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  4. 4
    Former name of Entrelacs, Quebec, Canada.
  5. 5
    A township in Wexford County, Michigan, United States.
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  1. 6
    An unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Etymology

From Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (literally “inlet of the mudflats”), from veisa (“pool, pond”) and fjǫrðr (“ford”).

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Wexford Countyrepublic of ireland

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