The story
- Old English · derived fromwealh“foreigner; Briton”
- Old English · derived fromwella“well, spring, stream”
- English todayWalford
Various origins: * The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“ford”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishwella all →
wellsWeltonWelfordWelbournWelburnWelborne
Old Englishwealh all →
WalcottWalworthWoffordwaleWallingtonWallaseyWalmerWalsworthWalsdenwealh
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.