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Langford en · PROPN

Etymology

Two main origins: * From Old English lang (“long”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Nottinghamshire may derived from an Old English personal name *Landa + ford.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The name of five villages in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1840).
  2. (countable, uncountable) The name of five villages in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in Maldon district, Essex (OS grid ref TL838089).
  3. (countable, uncountable) The name of five villages in England: ▸ A hamlet in Ickburgh parish, Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TL8396).
  4. (countable, uncountable) The name of five villages in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK8258).
  5. (countable, uncountable) The name of five villages in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2402).
  6. (countable, uncountable) A city in British Columbia, Canada.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A former rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada, now part of the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford.
  8. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
  10. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A hamlet in Erie County, New York.
  11. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A town in Marshall County, South Dakota.
  12. (countable, uncountable) A habitational surname from Old English.
    • The Auschwitz Memorial Museum slammed Kyle Langford, Republican candidate for Governor of California, after his antisemitic remarks, calling out his actions as a “profound moral failure.” 2025 July 27, “California governor candidate calls Auschwitz 'solution for homelessness,' sparks critisism”, in The Jerusalem Post, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2026:

Forms

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Langfords Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Lower Langford · North Cypress-Langford · Langford Budville · Hanging Langford · Steeple Langford · Langford's basilisk