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Ford
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-ford Ford ford ford. förd forð forð-
English
+ (people)
+ (places)
Alternative forms
surname en fforde
Pronunciation
en /fɔːd/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ford.wav Southern England
en /fɔɹd/ GenAm
en ford
en ɔː(ɹ)d 1
Proper noun
~
en topographic Middle English for someone who lived near a ford.
en Sophie Shaw 5 tips for healthy hair in your 40s and beyond, from professional hairstylists w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/beauty/hair-care-tips-from-hairstylists-over-40 2025-02-16 We spoke to Ford and other hairstylists over 40 about what to expect from these changes and how to treat them. Read on for the experts’ tips for helping your hair age gracefully.
en male surnames.
A placename:
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
en number of places cc/England:
en hamlet par/Dinton with Ford and Upton co/Buckinghamshire OS grid ref SP7709.
en hamlet par/Eckington dist/North East Derbyshire co/Derbyshire OS grid ref SK4080.
en suburb city/Plymouth co/Devon OS grid ref SX4656.
en hamlet par/Holbeton dist/South Hams co/Devon OS grid ref SX6150.
en hamlet par/Temple Guiting dist/Cotswold co/Gloucestershire OS grid ref SP0829.
en hamlet par/Ford and Stoke Prior south of town/Leominster co/Herefordshire OS grid ref SO5155 OS: Herefordshire
en suburban area in the metbor/Sefton co/Merseyside OS grid ref SJ3398.
en small village/and/cpar in northern co/Northumberland OS grid ref NT9437. Parish map (Northumberland)
en village/and/cpar west of town/Shrewsbury co/Shropshire OS grid ref SJ4113. Parish map (Shropshire)
en village/and/cpar in dist/Arun co/West Sussex OS grid ref TQ0003. Parish Map (West Sussex)
en small village par/North Wraxall co/Wiltshire OS grid ref ST8375.
en village par/Laverstock near town/Salisbury co/Wiltshire OS grid ref SU1533.
en small village at the south-west end of Loch Awe, carea/Argyll and Bute cc/Scotland OS grid ref NN8603.
en hamlet wcomm/Wolfscastle co/Pembrokeshire cc/Wales OS grid ref SM9526. OS: Pembrokeshire
en number of places c/USA:
en ghost town co/Bartow County s/Georgia.
en minor city/and/twp co/Ford County s/Kansas.
en unincorporated community co/Clark County s/Kentucky.
en twp co/Kanabec County s/Minnesota.
en unincorporated community co/Dinwiddie County s/Virginia.
en unincorporated community co/Stevens County s/Washington.
en town co/Taylor County s/Wisconsin.
en Q44294 A carmaker, the Ford Motor Company; its brand.
Derived terms
en Bellman-Ford algorithm F FMC Ford County Fordian Fordie Fordism Fordist Fordistic Fordize Fordlandia Ford Nation Fordonomics Fords Bridge Fordson Fordtown post-Fordism post-Fordist Schadenford
Translations
surname
Bulgarian: bg Форд m f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 福特 Fútè
Czech: cs Ford
Tamil: ta போர்டு
Thai: th ฟอร์ด
Noun
+ (automaker)
en vehicle of Q44294 A car, truck, tractor, or other vehicle of this make.
en Their grandparents always drove Fords.
en 1918 w:Willa Cather w:My Antonia They have a Ford car now, and she don't seem so far away from me as she used to.
There were several of us and we had a little caravan — the Lanchester, a Packard, and a Ford or two.
1958, John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent Society, page 141:
It is easy to see why the modern car manufacturer does not enjoy the eminence of a Ford or an Olds.
en w:Take It Easy Eagles (band) Eagles 1972 It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me
en 1995 Stella Gibbons Cold Comfort Farm 90 Why don't you go round the country with a Ford van, preaching on market days?
en 2000 Catherine Ryan Hyde Pay It Forward 24 Unless, of course, he limped away, not sauntered off, maybe dragged himself to a hospital, maybe got out okay, maybe died, far from anything to tie him to a Ford extra cab, far from any ties to hometown news.
en 2001 Bernard Goldberg Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes how the Media Distort the News 174 And they can also live in a bigger house and drive something a little fancier than a Chevy or a Ford.
en 2003 Lois Lowry The Silent Boy 140 But if he had a Ford automobile, he could simply telephone the garage, and--...We didn't need a Ford motorcar.
en 1989 w:Elmore Leonard Killshot Elmore Leonard is as dependable as a Ford used to be and as knowing as a New York fashion designer.
en 2004 Robert McCrum Wodehouse: A Life 154 When she spotted her stepfather coming towards her she had pulled over and Wodehouse crossed over to greet her, noticing too late that she was being followed by a Ford, which swerved to avoid the Buick.
en 2004 Keith Bradsher High and Mighty: The Dangerous Rise of the SUV 304 A Ford dealer in Saudi Arabia repeatedly warned the automaker the same year that Firestone tires were failing on Explorers....A Ford memo in March 1999 said that Firestone's legal staff did not want to replace tires in Saudi Arabia for fear that doing so would require Firestone to notify NHTSA, and added that a Ford lawyer had worries "similar to the Firestone concerns."
en 2005 William Braxton Irvine On Desire: Why We Want What We Want 26 He is disturbed not by the crass materialism of his life but by the fact that he is still driving a Ford when he could and should be driving a Porsche.
en 2006 Hester Browne The Little Lady Agency 59 I remembered too late that Honey should probably drive a cute little Mini or a Ford Fiesta or some such. Damn.
Derived terms
en Ford City
Translations
a make of a car
Arabic: ar فُورْد m
Bulgarian: bg Форд m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 福特 Fútè
German: de Ford m
Hebrew: he פורד
Hindi: hi फ़ोर्ड
Japanese: ja フォード Fōdo
Korean: ko ^포드
Marathi: mr फोर्ड f
Odia: or ଫୋର୍ଡ଼
Persian: fa فورد
Portuguese: pt Ford m
Russian: ru Форд m
Tamil: ta போர்ட், ta போர்டு
Thai: th ฟอร์ด fôt
Turkish:
Ottoman Turkish: ota فورد
Ukrainian: uk
Urdu: ur فورڈ forḍ
See also
en Foord Forde
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Ford is the 137th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 184,832 individuals. Ford is most common among White (62.05%) and Black (32.00%) individuals.
References
Anagrams
en dfor dorf
en Automobiles
Czech
Etymology
cs :bor en:Ford + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Fordův
cs en Ford surname m
Declension
cs proper noun
French
fr:+ (homonymie)
Etymology
fr :bor en:Ford
fr en Ford.
Pronunciation
fr Canada Missouri New England Louisiana foɹde
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Ford.wav France
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Ford.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Proper noun
mfbysense
fr English
an American motorcar manufacturer
Noun
f
a en Ford automobile
fr eponyms
fr Automobiles