Longford

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔŋfɚd/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒŋfəd/
(cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑŋfɚd/

Etymology 1

From long +‎ ford.

Proper noun

Longford

A small village in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, England, formerly in Middlesex, on the north side of Heathrow Airport (OS grid ref TQ0576).

Etymology 2

From Irish an Longfort (literally “the camp, the stronghold”), anglicized to be identical to Etymology 1.

Proper noun

Longford

A county of Ireland.
A town, the county town of County Longford, Ireland.
An earldom in the Peerage of Ireland.

Translations

county in the Republic of Ireland

Irish: an Longfort m, Contae an Longfoirt m
Macedonian: Лонгфорд m (Longford)
Russian: Ло́нгфорд m (Lóngford)

town in County Longford

Irish: an Longfort m
Macedonian: Лонгфорд m (Longford)
Russian: Ло́нгфорд m (Lóngford)

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