Rutherford
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English
Etymology
From Old English hryþer (“cattle”) + ford (“ford”). The first element is from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrʌðərfərd/
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Proper noun
Rutherford
- A Scottish habitational surname from Old English from a place where there was once a settlement in the Scottish borders.
- (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A suburb of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.
- A neighbourhood in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Napa County, California.
- A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.
- A census-designated place in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.