Burford
town · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Burford means 'ford frequented by birds' or 'ford by the barley'. The first element could be 'bird' or 'barley', combined with 'ford' (river crossing).
Word origins
- Bur
- Old EnglishAttestedbird or barley(from brid "bird", bere "barley")
- ford
- Old Englishriver crossing(from ford "river crossing")
Historical forms
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