# Romford

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹɒm.fəd/ · frequency rank #50,779

## Definitions
1. A large town in the borough of Havering, Greater London; historically a market town in Essex (OS grid ref TQ5188).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English rūm (“broad, spacious”) + ford (“ford”).

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