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Hertford

/ˈhɑːtfəd/ UK
/ˈhɑːfəd/ UK, uncommon
/ˈhɑɹtfɚd/ US

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Inherited from Middle English Hertford, from Old English Heorotford, from heorot (“stag”) + ford (“ford”), equivalent to hart + ford.

proper noun

A town and civil parish (with a town council) in East Hertfordshire district, and the county town of Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3212).
A town, the county seat of Perquimans County, North Carolina, United States.
abbreviation, ellipsis, informal Ellipsis of Hertford College, Oxford.

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@misc{hertford_2026,
  title = {Hertford},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hertford},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}