Dishforth
village · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Dishforth is an Old English name meaning 'Dis's ford'. The first element is a personal name, and 'ford' refers to a shallow place in a river where it can be crossed.
Word origins
- Dish
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Dīsa "personal name")
- forth
- Old Englishford(from ford "ford")
Historical forms
Disceford · Disceforde