Sanford

English

Etymology

From the placename Sandford, ultimately from Old English Sandford (literally “sand ford”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsænfɚd/

Proper noun

Sanford

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   • 1974, Alison Lurie, The War Between the Tates: A Novel, Open Road Media, published 2012, →ISBN:

     “Sanford Finkelstein,” Danielle repeats. “Listen, isn't he the one that ostrich is based on, in your books?”
     “Well, I suppose in a way.” Erica smiles. “It was the name mostly. Sanford seemed like a good name for an ostrich.”

3. An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A small town in Covington County, Alabama.
   2. A small statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado.
   3. A sizable city, the county seat of Seminole County, Florida.
   4. An unincorporated community in Stewart County, Georgia.
   5. An unincorporated community in Pawnee County, Kansas.
   6. A city in York County, Maine.
   7. A village in Midland County, Michigan.
   8. An unincorporated community in Covington County, Mississippi.
   9. A town in Broome County, New York.
   10. A city, the county seat of Lee County, North Carolina.
   11. A small town in Hutchinson County, Texas.
   12. A census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia.