Rutherford

See also: rutherford

English

Etymology

Old English hryþer (cattle) + ford (ford). The first element is from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz.

Proper noun

Rutherford

  1. A Scottish habitational surname from Old English from a place where there was once a settlement in the Scottish borders.
  2. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A suburb of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A neighbourhood in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Napa County, California.
    2. A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.
    3. A census-designated place in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
    4. An unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
    5. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.

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