Aylesford

English

Etymology

The village in Nova Scotia is named after politician and painter Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford (1751 - 1812).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪlz.fə(ɹ)d/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈeɪlz.fɚd/
  • Hyphenation: Ayles‧ford
  • Rhymes: -eɪlzfə(ɹ)d

Proper noun

Aylesford

  1. A large village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7258).
  2. A village in Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1786]
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