The story
- Old French · derived fromgiffard“chubby-cheeked, bloated”
- English todayGifford
Two main origins: * Habitational surname for someone from Broughton Gifford, from the Old English personal name *Gydda + -ing (“belonging to”) + ford (“ford”). * From Old French giffard (“chubby-cheeked, bloated”), perhaps a nickname for a big eater.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.