Wilberforce

English

Etymology

From Old English Wilburh + foss (ditch); Wilburh was a female given name from wil (will) + burh (fortress).

Proper noun

Wilberforce

  1. An English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire.
  2. William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
  3. A place name:
    1. A small town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia.
    2. A community in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. A census-designated place in Greene County, Ohio, United States, named after William Wilberforce.
    4. A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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