Sanford
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English
Etymology
From the placename Sandford, ultimately from Old English Sandford (literally “sand ford”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsænfɚd/
Proper noun
Sanford
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- 1974, Alison Lurie, The War Between the Tates: A Novel, Open Road Media, published 2012, →ISBN:
- “Sanford Finkelstein,” Danielle repeats. “Listen, isn't he the one that ostrich is based on, in your books?”
“Well, I suppose in a way.” Erica smiles. “It was the name mostly. Sanford seemed like a good name for an ostrich.”
- An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A small town in Covington County, Alabama.
- A small statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado.
- A sizable city, the county seat of Seminole County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Stewart County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Pawnee County, Kansas.
- A city in York County, Maine.
- A village in Midland County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Covington County, Mississippi.
- A town in Broome County, New York.
- A city, the county seat of Lee County, North Carolina.
- A small town in Hutchinson County, Texas.
- A census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia.