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Stafford

  • /ˈstæfə(ɹ)d/

Where it comes from

From Old English stæþ (“landing place”) + ford.

As a surname, occasionally derived from Irish (see Stocker).

proper noun de Stafford · Strafford

  1. A town in and the county town of Staffordshire, England.
  2. The Borough of Stafford, a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
  3. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
  4. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
  5. A minor city in Stafford County, Kansas, named after Lewis Stafford, a Civil War casualty.
  6. An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
  7. A township in Ocean County, New Jersey.
  8. A town in Genesee County, New York.
  9. A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
  10. A city in Fort Bend County and Harris County, Texas.
  11. A census-designated place, the county seat of Stafford County, Virginia; also known as Stafford Courthouse.
  12. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  13. An industrial suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  14. An English habitational surname from the place name. In September 2023, Amelia Stafford was 15 and beginning her sophomore year at Terra Linda High School in eastern Marin County, Calif.
  15. rare A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun Staffords · de Stafford · Strafford

  1. A Staffordshire bull terrier. Staffords are a loyal and lovable breed that are great with children. Digger had a great time on the walk playing with the other dogs and enjoying the lovely weather.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: clark, unsubsidized, millard, amstaff, staffy, staffie, staffordshire terrier, bull terrier, pit bull, pitbull, apbt, molosser, de stafford, starr, stockdale, stone

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@misc{stafford_2026,
  title = {Stafford},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stafford},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}