Bidford-on-Avon
village · Warwickshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This village name means 'Bīda's ford'. It is composed of a personal name and an Old English term for a river crossing, with 'on Avon' indicating its location on the River Avon.
Word origins
- Bid
- Old EnglishFord(from Bīda "personal name", ford "ford")
- ford
- Old EnglishFord(from ford "ford")
- on Avon
- UnknownOn the River Avon
Historical forms
Bedeford · Bidford