Black Ford
lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name describes a ford across a river or stream that is dark in appearance. 'Black' refers to the water colour or the riverbed, and 'Ford' is a shallow place to cross water.
Word origins
- Black
- Old Englishdark, murky(from blæc "black")
- Ford
- Old Englisha shallow place to cross a river(from ford "ford")