Etymology

Fairford

F4A1I1R1F4O1R1D2

Today it means: A small town and civil parish with a town council in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1501). Full definition →

Old English fæġer
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromfæġer“beautiful”
  2. English todayFairford

From Old English fæġer (“beautiful”) + ford.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishfæġer all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.