Waterford

English

Etymology

From water +‎ ford. In the case of the city in Ireland, this is a modification through folk etymology of Old Norse Veðrafjǫrðr (literally “wether ford”).

The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Waterford, Ireland.

Proper noun

Waterford

1. A city in County Waterford, Munster, Ireland.
2. A county of Ireland; see Wikipedia:County Waterford.
3. A village in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3114).
4. A suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia.
5. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
6. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
7. A community in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
8. A community in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
9. A neighbourhood of Portmore, Jamaica.
10. A suburb of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
11. The name of several places in the United States:
    1. A city in Stanislaus County, California.
    2. A town in New London County, Connecticut.
    3. An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana.
    4. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
    5. A town and village in Saratoga County, New York.
    6. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
    7. A census-designated place in Washington County, Ohio.
    8. A borough of Erie County, Pennsylvania.
    9. A village split between Providence County, Rhode Island, and Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    10. A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
    11. An unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia.
    12. A town and village in Racine County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Waterford Crystal

Translations

the city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 沃特福德 (Wòtèfúdé)

• German: Waterford (de)
• Irish: Port Láirge
• Old Norse: Veðrafjǫrðr m

the county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 沃特福德 (Wòtèfúdé)

• German: Waterford (de)
• Irish: Contae Phort Láirge f

Anagrams

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