Christian Malford

proper noun

A village and civil parish north-east of Chippenham, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9678).

OriginOld English Crist + māl + ford →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish north-east of Chippenham, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9678).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishCrist + māl + ford“ford by a cross”
  2. EnglishChristian Malford

Recorded as Cristemeleford in 1086 (Domesday Book), from Old English Crist + māl + ford (“ford by a cross”)

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APA

Christian Malford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christian%20Malford

MLA

“Christian Malford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christian%20Malford. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christian Malford,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christian%20Malford.

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