Etymology

Walford

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO587204). Full definition →

Old English wella
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromwealh“foreigner; Briton”
  2. Old English · derived fromwella“well, spring, stream”
  3. 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.