Enfield

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnfiːld/

Proper noun

Enfield

1. A town and borough in London, England.
2. An English habitational surname from Old English
3. A locale in Australia.
   1. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
   2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales; named for the town in England.
   3. A locality in Victoria.
4. A community of Nova Scotia, Canada; named for the town in Connecticut.
5. A town in County Meath, Ireland; name adapted from Innfield (after an inn in the area) after the town in England.
6. A locale in the United States.
   1. A town in Connecticut; named for the town in England.
   2. A town in New Hampshire; named for the town in Connecticut.
   3. A town in New York.
   4. A town in North Carolina.
   5. A town in Maine.
   6. A village in Illinois.
   7. A former town in Massachusetts; named for early settler Robert Field.

Translations

town in Ireland

• Irish: An Bóthar Buí
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Noun

Enfield (plural Enfields)

1. A heraldic monster with the head of a fox, the chest of a greyhound, the talons of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the hindlegs and tail of a wolf.
2. An Enfield revolver, a British handgun manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.
   • 1997 December 23, Marcus [username], “Re: New Pre '64 or 700 action?”, in rec.guns‎^[1] (Usenet):

     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.

Anagrams

• Fielden, enfiled, fielden, lifened, line fed