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Enfield en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɛnfiːld/ (UK)

Etymology

From Old English Ēana (given name) or ēan (“lamb”) + feld (“field”).

Meanings

  1. An Enfield revolver, a British handgun manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.
    • Pre-64 Win has a heritage that can't be beat. For me, it's Rems for prarie dogs and paper, Wins (or 1917 Enfields) for stuff that wants to stomp you into a greasy spot on the tundra. 1997 December 23, Marcus [username], “Re: New Pre '64 or 700 action?”, in rec.guns (Usenet):

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Enfield en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɛnfiːld/ (UK)

Etymology

From Old English Ēana (given name) or ēan (“lamb”) + feld (“field”).

Meanings

  1. A locale in England: ▸ A town and London borough in Greater London.
  2. A locale in England: ▸ A suburban area in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, south of Clayton-le-Moors (OS grid ref SD7530).
  3. A locale in England: ▸ A district of the town of Redditch, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0368).
  4. A town in County Meath, Ireland; name adapted from Innfield (after an inn in the area) after the town in England.
  5. A locale in Australia. ▸ A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; named for the town in England.
  6. A locale in Australia. ▸ A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.
  7. A locale in Australia. ▸ A rural locality in Victoria, Australia.
  8. A suburban community in Nova Scotia, Canada; named for the town in Connecticut.
  9. A locale in the United States. ▸ A town in Hartford County, Connecticut; named for the town in England.
  10. A locale in the United States. ▸ A village in White County, Illinois.
  11. A locale in the United States. ▸ A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  12. A locale in the United States. ▸ A submerged ghost town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts; named for early settler Robert Field.
  13. A locale in the United States. ▸ A town, village, and census-designated place in Grafton County, New Hampshire; named for the town in Connecticut.
  14. A locale in the United States. ▸ A town in Tompkins County, New York.
  15. A locale in the United States. ▸ A town in Halifax County, North Carolina.
  16. An English habitational surname from Old English.

Deriveds

Bren gun · Enfield Lock · Lee-Enfield

Translations (2)

ga An Bóthar Buí (town in Ireland) · cmn 恩菲爾德 /恩菲尔德 (town in Ireland)