Etymology

Rufford

R1U1F4F4O1R1D2

Today it means: A village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4615). Full definition →

Old English rūh
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromrūh“rough”
  2. English todayRufford

From Old English rūh (“rough”) + ford (“ford”); compare the doublet Rufforth.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishrūh all →

RowbothamRoughtonRowtonRowarthRufforth

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.