Bradford
English
Etymology
Various place names in England, from Old English brād "broad" + ford "ford".
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹædfəɹd/, /ˈbɹadfəɹd/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹædfɚd/
Proper noun
Bradford
- A city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England.
- A habitational surname.
- A male given name derived from the surname, of mostly American usage.
- 1988 K. C. Constantine, Joey's Case, →ISBN, page 132:
- "Bradford? I didn't know you called him Bradford." "That's just one more thing you don't know about me. I call him Bradford because it makes me feel like I'm in a soap opera. That's what they name men on soap operas. Bradford and Desmond and Elliott and Royce. - - -
- 1988 K. C. Constantine, Joey's Case, →ISBN, page 132:
Derived terms
- Bradford County
- Bradfordian
- Bradford-on-Avon
Translations
town in West Yorkshire
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