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Wexford

/ˈwɛksfə(ɹ)d/

Where it comes from

From Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (literally “inlet of the mudflats”), from veisa (“pool, pond”) and fjǫrðr (“ford”).

proper noun

A county of Ireland, (County Wexford).
A town in County Wexford, Ireland.
A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Former name of Entrelacs, Quebec, Canada.
A township in Wexford County, Michigan, United States.
An unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Translations

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name county

Deutsch	Wexford
Русский	Уэ́ксфорд Uéksford

name town

Deutsch	Wexford, Wiesefurt
Русский	Уэ́ксфорд Uéksford

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"Wexford." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wexford. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{wexford_2026,
  title = {Wexford},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wexford},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}