Dufferin

English

Etymology

The New Brunswick parish is named after British politician Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826 - 1902), as is the rural municipality in Manitoba, and probably the other places in Canada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌ.fə.ɹɪn/
• Hyphenation: Duf‧fe‧rin
• Rhymes: -ʌfəɹɪn

Proper noun

Dufferin

1. A place in Canada:
   1. A neighbourhood of Kamloops, British Columbia.
   2. A rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Dufferin) in southern Manitoba.
   3. A civil parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick.
   4. A rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Dufferin No. 190) in south-central Saskatchewan.

Derived terms

• Dufferin County