hereford/ˈhɛɹɨfəd/EtymologyFrom Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.nameA city and civil parish (with a city council) in and the county town of Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5140).A number of places in the United States:; A locality in Cochise County, Arizona, named after Frank Hereford.A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado.A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in Grant County, Minnesota, named for Hereford cattle.A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.nounA cow of the Hereford breed.