Wilford

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A village in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5636). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A ghost town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

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""Have you ever seen Hot to Trot with Bobcat Goldthwait and... what's his name? Uh, fat guy..." "Chris Farley?" "No, older." "Wilford Brimley?" "Not that old. Um, he's Canadian." "John Candy?" "John Candy, that's it.""

Etymology

From Old English welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).

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