Cardiffs

Cardiffs is a plural form used in English to refer to more than one place that bears the name Cardiff, or to a collection of such places in reference works. In some contexts it may also appear as a very rare surname.

The name Cardiff itself comes from the Welsh Caerdydd, traditionally interpreted as meaning “fort on the River Taff.” The plural Cardiffs is produced by adding the standard English -s suffix to Cardiff and is typically encountered in lists, indexes, or disambiguation pages where multiple Cardiffs are involved.

Geographic usage of Cardiffs generally points to the same root as Cardiff. The most prominent Cardiff is the capital and largest city of Wales. Beyond that, other settlements or districts bearing the Cardiff name exist in various English-speaking countries, and in reference works they may be specified (for example, Cardiff-by-the-Sea in California). The term Cardiffs is most often used when distinguishing among multiple Cardiffs in geographic or historical discussions.

In addition to toponymy, Cardiffs can appear in genealogical or archival contexts as a rare surname, though it is uncommon compared with the more widely used Cardiff surname or place-name forms.

See also: Cardiff, Caerdydd, Cardiff (disambiguation).