Hertford
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Old English Heorotford, from heorot (“stag”) + ford (“ford”), equivalent to hart + ford.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (town in England and college):
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːtfəd/, (less common) /ˈhɑːfəd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹtfɚd/
Proper noun
[edit]Hertford
- A town and civil parish (with a town council) in and the county town of Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3212).
- A town, the county seat of Perquimans County, North Carolina, United States.
- (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Hertford College, Oxford..
Derived terms
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English compound terms
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Towns in Hertfordshire, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Hertfordshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Towns in North Carolina, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:County seats of North Carolina, USA
- en:Places in North Carolina, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- Oxford University English
- English informal terms
- English ellipses