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Wilberforce

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  1. 1
    An English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire.
  2. 2
    William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
  3. 3
    A place name:; A small town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. 4
    A place name:; A community in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. 5
    A place name:; A census-designated place in Greene County, Ohio, United States, named after William Wilberforce.
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  1. 6
    A place name:; A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Etymology

From Old English Wilburg + foss (“ditch”); Wilburg was a female given name from wil (“will”) + burg (“fortress”).

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