Etymology

Orford

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Today it means: A suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ609902). Full definition →

Old English ōra
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromōra“bank, shore”
  2. English todayOrford

From Old English ōra (“bank, shore”) + ford (“ford”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishōra all →

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