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Springfield en · PROPN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From spring + field.

Meanings

  1. A number of places in the United Kingdom: ▸ A suburb in Campbell Park parish, City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8638).
  2. A number of places in the United Kingdom: ▸ A civil parish and suburb in Chelmsford borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7208).
  3. A number of places in the United Kingdom: ▸ A suburb of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5706).
  4. A number of places in the United Kingdom: ▸ A southern suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0981).
  5. A number of places in the United Kingdom: ▸ A suburb of Rowley Regis, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9688).
  6. A number of places in the United Kingdom: ▸ A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9299).
  7. A number of places in the United Kingdom: ▸ A village next to Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY3268).
  8. A number of places in the United Kingdom: ▸ A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3411).
  9. A number of places in the United Kingdom: ▸ A small settlement in the Black Isle, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6663).
  10. A number of places in the United Kingdom: ▸ A suburb of Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1895).
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town, the county seat of Baca County, Colorado; named after the city in Missouri.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Bay County, Florida.
  15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida.
  16. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Effingham County, Georgia.
  17. A number of places in the United States: ▸ The capital city of Illinois, United States and the county seat of Sangamon County; named after the city in Massachusetts.
  18. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana.
  19. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana.
  20. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Washington County, Kentucky; named for nearby springs.
  21. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Livingston Parish, Louisiana; named for nearby springs.
  22. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  23. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts; named after the parish in Essex.
  24. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Calhoun County, Michigan.
  25. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Oakland County, Michigan.
  26. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Brown County, Minnesota; named either after the city in Massachusetts or for nearby springs.
  27. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Greene County, Missouri; named after the city in Massachusetts.
    • Eric Orwoll, co-founder of Return to the Land (RTTL), told Ozarks First a group of people are considering developing an RTTL community near Springfield. 2025 July 22, Kathryn Skopec, “A whites-only community could be coming to Springfield area”, in Ozarks First, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2025:
  28. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Sarpy County, Nebraska; named for nearby springs.
  29. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
  30. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Burlington County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.
  31. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and census-designated place therein, in Union County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.
  32. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Otsego County, New York.
  33. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in North Dakota; named for nearby springs.
  34. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Clark County, Ohio; named after the city in Massachusetts.
    • The paper said the unsubstantiated claim seems to have started with a post in a Springfield Facebook group that was widely shared across social media. 2024 September 10, Huo Jingnan, Jasmine Garsd, “JD Vance spreads debunked claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets”, in NPR, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2024:
  35. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Lane County, Oregon; named for nearby springs.
    • The cities of Eugene and Springfield announced Friday evening that they would discontinue the use of AI-powered license plate cameras connected to the company called Flock Safety. 2025 December 6, Chris Lehman, “Eugene and Springfield both announce end of Flock camera usage”, in Oregon Public Broadcasting, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2026:
  36. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
  37. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.
  38. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Tennessee.
  39. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jim Wells County, Texas.
  40. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and census-designated place therein, in Windsor County, Vermont.
  41. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.
  42. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.
  43. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Page County, Virginia.
  44. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
  45. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Hampshire County, West Virginia; named for the Battle of Springfield (1780), which took place in the township of Union County, New Jersey.
  46. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
  47. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
  48. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
  49. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
  50. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in the town of Lyons, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
  51. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Springfield Township.
  52. A village in the United States Virgin Islands.
  53. Places in Canada: ▸ A parish of Kings County, New Brunswick; named after either the township in Burlington County, New Jersey, or the city in Massachusetts.
  54. Places in Canada: ▸ A rural municipality in south-east Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Springfield.
  55. Places in Canada: ▸ A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
  56. A number of places in Australia: ▸ A town in Snowy Monaro council area, New South Wales.
  57. A number of places in Australia: ▸ A suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales.
  58. A number of places in Australia: ▸ A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland.
  59. A number of places in Australia: ▸ A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  60. A number of places in Australia: ▸ A locality in Dorset council area and the City of Launceston, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  61. A number of places in Australia: ▸ A locality in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria.
  62. A number of places in Australia: ▸ A town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria.
  63. A Mennonite village in Belize.
  64. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  65. A village in Canterbury, New Zealand.
  66. A habitational surname from Old English.
  67. (colloquial) The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Deriveds

Springfieldian · South Springfield · West Springfield · North Springfield · Springfieldite · Springfielder

Translations (11)

cmn 斯普林菲爾德 /斯普林菲尔德 (Any of several towns) · da Springfield (Any of several towns) · ru Спри́нгфилд (Any of several towns) · hy Սփրինգֆիլդ (Any of several towns) · cmn 春田 (Any of several towns) · ar سْبْرِينْغْفِيلْد (Any of several towns) · he ספרינגפילד (Any of several towns) · de Springfield (Any of several towns) · la Campifons (Any of several towns) · pl Springfield (Any of several towns) · ar سْبْرِينْجْفِيلْد (Any of several towns)