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Enfield

name · noun · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈɛnfiːld/
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 N F IY0 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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Meaning 1

A locale in England:

A town and London borough in Greater London.

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Meaning 2

A locale in England:

A suburban area in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, south of Clayton-le-Moors (OS grid ref SD7530).

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Meaning 3

A locale in England:

A district of the town of Redditch, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0368).

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Meaning 4

A town in County Meath, Ireland; name adapted from Innfield (after an inn in the area) after the town in England.

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Meaning 5

A locale in Australia.

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; named for the town in England.

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Meaning 6

A locale in Australia.

A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.

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Meaning 7

A locale in Australia.

A rural locality in Victoria, Australia.

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Meaning 8

A suburban community in Nova Scotia, Canada; named for the town in Connecticut.

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Meaning 9

A locale in the United States.

A town in Hartford County, Connecticut; named for the town in England.

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A locale in the United States.

A village in White County, Illinois.

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Meaning 11

A locale in the United States.

A town in Penobscot County, Maine.

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Meaning 12

A locale in the United States.

A submerged ghost town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts; named for early settler Robert Field.

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Meaning 13

A locale in the United States.

A town, village, and census-designated place in Grafton County, New Hampshire; named for the town in Connecticut.

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Meaning 14

A locale in the United States.

A town in Tompkins County, New York.

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Meaning 15

A locale in the United States.

A town in Halifax County, North Carolina.

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Meaning 16

An English habitational surname from Old English.

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Meaning 17

An Enfield revolver, a British handgun manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.

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Meaning 18

A heraldic beast with the head of a fox, the chest of a greyhound, the talons of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the hindlegs and tail of a wolf.

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History

Etymology

From Old English Ēana (given name) or ēan (“lamb”) + feld (“field”).

Possibly a corruption of Irish onchú, denoting a mythical water beast.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 恩菲爾德 /恩菲尔德 (Ēnfēi'ěrdé) — town in Ireland
  • Irish: An Bóthar Buí — town in Ireland
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