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Seaford en · PROPN

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Seford, Sevord, from Old English *Sǣford, from Old English sǣ (“sea”) + ford (“ford”); equivalent to sea + ford.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
2. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia.
3. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Lewes district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TV4899).
4. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A city in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
5. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A census-designated place in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States.
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An unincorporated community in York County, Virginia, United States.
7. (countable, uncountable) A habitational surname from Old English.

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