Etymology

Langford

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1840). Full definition →

Old English lang
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromlang“long”
  2. English todayLangford

Two main origins: * From Old English lang (“long”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Nottinghamshire may derived from an Old English personal name *Landa + ford.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishlang all →

longlangleyLangdonLangstonLandonLongfordLanghamLongworthLangdaleLongbottomLongfieldlangridgeLongdenLangworthyLongdonLangdownLangthorne

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