Lord
Old English · Boy · 1 syllable
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About the name Lord
The name "Lord" derives from the Old English "hlāford," combining "hlāf" (loaf/bread) and "ford" (keeper), originally meaning "bread keeper" or "master of the household." It evolved to denote a person of authority or nobility, particularly used as a title for peers and landowners in feudal society.
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Etymology
The name "Lord" derives from the Old English "hlāford," combining "hlāf" (loaf/bread) and "ford" (keeper), originally meaning "bread keeper" or "master of the household." It evolved to denote a person of authority or nobility, particularly used as a title for peers and landowners in feudal society.
The name is primarily used in English-speaking cultures with Christian and historical British aristocratic contexts; it remains most common in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth nations as both a title and, less frequently, as a given name, with particular prominence in historical and literary contexts.
Lord currently ranks #8,009 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2021.
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