Hertford

English

Etymology

From Old English Heorotford, from heorot (“stag”) + ford (“ford”), equivalent to hart +‎ ford.

Proper noun

Hertford

  1. A town and civil parish (with a town council) in and the county town of Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3212).
  2. A town, the county seat of Perquimans County, North Carolina, United States.
  3. (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Hertford College, Oxford..

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