Crawford

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English crāwe (crow) + ford (ford).

Proper noun

Crawford (countable and uncountable, plural Crawfords)

  1. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English derived from several different place names.
    • 2025 March 29, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, “Musk flexes influence as Wisconsin Supreme Court race smashes spending records”, in CNN[1]:
      [] Brad Schimel wants to make sure women don’t have the right to make their own health care decisions. If he wins, that right is gone,” Crawford says in the ad.
  2. An earldom in the peerage of Scotland.
  3. A placename:
    1. A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom (OS grid ref NS9520).
    2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A place in Alabama:
        1. An unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama.
        2. An unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama.
      2. A town in Delta County, Colorado.
      3. An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
      4. A minor city in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
      5. A town in Washington County, Maine.
      6. A town in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
      7. An unincorporated community in Scotland County, Missouri.
      8. A minor city in Dawes County, Nebraska.
      9. A town in Orange County, New York.
      10. An unincorporated community in Wyandot County, Ohio.
      11. An unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.
      12. A town in McLennan County, Texas.
      13. A number of townships, listed under Crawford Township.
    3. Ellipsis of Crawford County.

Derived terms

Translations

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Crawford.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkɾofoɾd/ [ˈkɾoː.foɹd̪]
    • IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˈkɾopoɾd/ [ˈkɾoː.poɹd̪]
  • Rhymes: -ofoɾd, (with nativization) -opoɾd
  • Syllabification: Craw‧ford

Proper noun

Crawford (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜇ᜔)

  1. a surname from English