Alford
Old English · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Alford
The given name 'Alford' means "old river crossing" or "from the alder ford," derived from Old English *ald* (old) or *alor* (alder tree) combined with *ford* (ford).
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Etymology
The given name 'Alford' means "old river crossing" or "from the alder ford," derived from Old English *ald* (old) or *alor* (alder tree) combined with *ford* (ford). It is primarily used in English-speaking cultures, notably as a surname-turned-given name in England and the United States, with historical ties to Anglo-Saxon settlement and the Norman Conquest.
Alford currently ranks #12,222 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1930.
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