# Mitford

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɪt.fəd/ · frequency rank #60,965

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From either Old English midd (“middle”) + ford (“ford”), thus "the middle ford", or from Old English ġemȳþe (“a stream junction”) + ford (“ford”), "the meeting ford", to denote the village situated where the rivers Font and Wansbeck meet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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