the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
"The Hartford serves as the state capital of Connecticut and remains a major hub for the global insurance industry."
Any of a number of placenames in England, variants of Hertford
"The village of Hartford in Herefordshire is a local variant of the more common English name Hertford."
The name Hartford comes from Old English, where it originally meant "army ford" or a crossing point used by troops. In other locations with the same spelling, the word refers to a deer rather than an army, combining the animal known as a hart with a river crossing.