Wilberforce

English

Etymology

From Old English Wilburh + foss (“ditch”); Wilburh was a female given name from wil (“will”) + burh (“fortress”).

Proper noun

Wilberforce

1. An English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire.
2. William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
3. A place name:
   1. A small town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.
   2. A community in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
   3. A census-designated place in Greene County, Ohio, United States, named after William Wilberforce.
   4. A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Related terms

• Wilbur