Bridge of Alford
village · Aberdeenshire
ScotsSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name means 'the bridge over the River Alford'. It refers to a bridge crossing the River Alford.
Word origins
- Bridge
- ScotsAttestedbridge(from brig "bridge")
- of
- Scotsof
- Alford
- Brittonicconfluence(from al- "river", ford "ford")
Historical forms
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