Etymology

Christian Malford

Today it means: A village and civil parish north-east of Chippenham, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9678). Full definition →

Old English Crist + māl + ford
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  1. Old English · derived fromCrist + māl + ford“ford by a cross”
  2. English todayChristian Malford

Recorded as Cristemeleford in 1086 (Domesday Book), from Old English Crist + māl + ford (“ford by a cross”)

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