Wilberforce

== English == === Etymology === From Old English Wilburg + foss (“ditch”); Wilburg was a female given name from wil (“will”) + burg (“fortress”). === Proper noun === Wilberforce An English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire. William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist. A place name: A small town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. A community in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. A census-designated place in Greene County, Ohio, United States, named after William Wilberforce. A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone. ==== Related terms ==== Wilbur