Wofford

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    Wofford Heights, a census-designated place in California, United States.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.
  4. 4
    Wofford College, a university in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

Etymology

From either Old English wealh (“Welsh”) + ford, meaning "Welshman's ford", or from Old English wulf (“wolf”) + ford, to mean "wolf ford".

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