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Redford

red·ford

US/ˈrɛdfɜrd/ uncommon

noun

1.

United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936)

Origin

Possibly from Old English *hrotiġ (“dirty”) + ford. This would be a reference to the peat-stained water of the stream at the ford.

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