Etymology

Beeford

B3E1E1F4O1R1D2

Today it means: A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Full definition →

Old English bi
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  1. Old English · inherited frombēo“bee”
  2. Old English · derived frombi“by”
  3. English todayBeeford

From Old English bi (“by”) + ford; "(the settlement) beside the ford". Alternatively, the first element could come from Old English bēo (“bee”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbi all →

bybyeByfieldBygraveBysouth

Old Englishbēo all →

beebealBewickBeeby

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.