Stratford

English

Etymology

From Old English strǽt (road) + ford (ford). Doublet of Stretford.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /stɹæt.fəd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /stɹæt.fɚd/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Strat‧ford
  • Rhymes: -ætfə(ɹ)d

Proper noun

Stratford

  1. The name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list.
    This year, I'll be going to Stratford on holiday. I heard it's lovely in May.
    1. A suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
    2. A town on the Avon River in Victoria, Australia.
    3. A rural locality in MidCoast council area, New South Wales, Australia.
    4. A city on the Avon River in Ontario, Canada.
    5. A town in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    6. A township municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
    7. A town in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3884).
    8. A market town and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England, properly Stratford-on-Avon.
    9. A town in Taranaki, New Zealand.
    10. Places in the United States:
      1. A census-designated place in Kings County, California.
      2. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
      3. An unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois.
      4. A small city in Hamilton County and Webster County, Iowa.
      5. A small town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
      6. A borough of Camden County, New Jersey.
      7. A small town in Fulton County, New York.
      8. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
      9. A town in Garvin County, Oklahoma.
      10. A tiny town in Brown County, South Dakota.
      11. A small city, the county seat of Sherman County, Texas.
      12. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Washington.
      13. A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

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