Barford St Michael
village · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Barford St Michael means 'the ford where barley grows, associated with St Michael'. The name combines a description of a river crossing with a dedication to St Michael.
Word origins
- bar
- Old Englishbarley(from bære "barley")
- ford
- Old Englishriver crossing(from ford "river crossing")
- St Michael
- LatinSaint Michael(from Sanctus Michael "Saint Michael")
Historical forms
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