# Milford

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mɪlfəd/ · frequency rank #18,626

## Definitions
1. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
2. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
3. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
4. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
5. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
6. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
7. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
8. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
9. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
10. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
11. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
12. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
13. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
14. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
15. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
16. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
17. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
18. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
19. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
20. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
21. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
22. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
23. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
24. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
25. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
26. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
27. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
28. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
29. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
30. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
31. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
32. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
33. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
34. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
35. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
36. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
37. A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
38. A habitational surname.

## Etymology
From mill + ford.

## Easily confused with
- **Medford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medford-vs-milford)

## Common misspellings (11)
`imlford`, `miflord`, `milfford`, `milfodr`, `milfordd`, `milforrd`, `milfrod`, `millford`, `milofrd`, `mliford`, `mmilford`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/milford