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Gifford

Where it comes from

Two main origins:

* Habitational surname for someone from Broughton Gifford, from the Old English personal name *Gydda + -ing (“belonging to”) + ford (“ford”).

* From Old French giffard (“chubby-cheeked, bloated”), perhaps a nickname for a big eater.

proper noun Giffords

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Indian River County, Florida.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Nez Perce County, Idaho.
  4. countable, uncountable A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Iowa.
  7. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Schenectady County, New York.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
  9. countable, uncountable A town in Hampton County, South Carolina.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington.
  11. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
  12. countable, uncountable A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5368).

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"Gifford." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gifford. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Gifford. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gifford

Chicago

"Gifford." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gifford.

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@misc{gifford_2026,
  title = {Gifford},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gifford},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}