Hereford

See also: hereford

English

Etymology

From Old English here (“army”), Welsh hewr (“fort or castle”), or Proto-Indo-European + Old English +‎ -ford

(See the discussion page regarding this etymology.)

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛɹɨfəd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɝfɚd/ (breed of cattle)
Audio (UK) (file)

Proper noun

Hereford

A city in Herefordshire, England.
A city in Texas, USA, and the county seat of Deaf Smith County.
A breed of cattle used for high-quality beef, see w:Hereford (cattle).

Derived terms

Hereford and Worcester

Translations

the city

Arabic: هيرفورد‎‎
Armenian: Հերերֆորդ (Hererford)
Bulgarian: Херефорд (Hereford)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 禧福

Mandarin: 赫里福德
Finnish: Hereford
Hebrew: הרפורד‎‎
Japanese: ヘレフォード
Korean: 헤리퍼드 (heripeodeu)

Latin: Herefordia
Lithuanian: Herefordas
Mazanderani: هرفورد‎‎
Persian: هرفورد‎‎
Russian: Хе́рефорд (Xéreford)
Thai: เฮริฟอร์ด
Ukrainian: Герефорд (Hereford)
Welsh: Henffordd
Western Panjabi: ہیریفورڈ‎‎
Yiddish: הערעפארד‎‎ (herefard)

Noun

Hereford (plural Herefords)

A cow of the Hereford breed.

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