Longford
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Longford¹
- /ˈlɔŋfɚd/ US
- /ˈlɒŋfəd/ UK
- /ˈlɑŋfɚd/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
From Old English lang (“long”), definite form langa + ford.
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2137).
- A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, next to Gloucester, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8320).
- A small village in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, formerly in Middlesex, on the north side of Heathrow Airport (OS grid ref TQ0576).
- The Longford River, a man-made river in Greater London, flowing from the Colne at Longford to Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace.
- A northern suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3583).
- A town in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
- A town in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
Longford²
- /ˈlɔŋfɚd/ US
- /ˈlɒŋfəd/ UK
- /ˈlɑŋfɚd/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
From Irish an Longfort (literally “the camp, the stronghold”), anglicized to be identical to Etymology 1.
proper noun
- A county of Ireland.
- A town, the county town of County Longford, Ireland.
- An earldom in the Peerage of Ireland.
Translations
Talk about this word "Longford." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/longford. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Longford. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/longford "Longford." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/longford.Cite this
@misc{longford_2026,
title = {Longford},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/longford},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
