Bradford

English

Etymology

Various place names in England, from Old English brād "broad" + ford "ford".

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹædfəɹd/, /ˈbɹadfəɹd/
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  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹædfɚd/

Proper noun

Bradford

  1. A city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England.
  2. A habitational surname​.
  3. A male given name derived from the surname, of mostly American usage.
    • 1988 K. C. Constantine, Joey's Case, →ISBN, page 132:
      "Bradford? I didn't know you called him Bradford." "That's just one more thing you don't know about me. I call him Bradford because it makes me feel like I'm in a soap opera. That's what they name men on soap operas. Bradford and Desmond and Elliott and Royce. - - -

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