Brayford

village · Devon

Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements

Brayford is an Old English name meaning 'the ford where horses were kept' or 'the ford near a slope'. It combines a term for horse or slope with the word for ford.

Word origins

brāg
Old Englishhorse(from brāg "horse")
ford
Old Englishford(from ford "ford")

Historical forms

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