Etymology

Wofford

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Old English wealh
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromwulf“wolf”
  2. Old English · inherited fromwealh“Welsh”
  3. English todayWofford

From either Old English wealh (“Welsh”) + ford, meaning "Welshman's ford", or from Old English wulf (“wolf”) + ford, to mean "wolf ford".

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwealh all →

WalcottWalworthwaleWallingtonWalfordWallaseyWalmerWalsworthWalsdenwealh

Old Englishwulf all →

wolfWoolleyWolfordUlricWoollardWoodaleWoolfrey

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