Dictionary

Crawford en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹɑfɚd/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈkɹɔfɚd/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɹɔːfəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Old English crāwe (“crow”) + ford (“ford”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English derived from several different place names.
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2. (countable, uncountable) An earldom in the peerage of Scotland.
3. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9520).
4. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A settlement in Up Holland parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4902).
5. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A place in Alabama: ▸ An unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama.
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A place in Alabama: ▸ An unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama.
7. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Delta County, Colorado.
8. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
9. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
10. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Washington County, Maine.
11. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
12. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Scotland County, Missouri.
13. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Dawes County, Nebraska.
14. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Orange County, New York.
15. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Wyandot County, Ohio.
16. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.
17. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in McLennan County, Texas.
18. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of townships, listed under Crawford Township.
19. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A placename: ▸ Ellipsis of Crawford County.
    alt of Crawford County

Forms

Deriveds

Crawfordsville · Crawford County · Crawfordville · Crawford River · Crawford Notch

Translations (2)

ja クロウフォード (surname) · ka კროუფორდი (surname)