Etymology

Welford

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4073). Full definition →

Old English wella
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromwella“well, spring, stream”
  2. English todayWelford

From either Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) or welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwella all →

wellsWeltonWalfordWelbournWelburnWelborne

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