Forder
village · Cornwall
Old EnglishAI-generated
This village name means 'the ford by the marsh or fen'. It combines the Old English 'ford' with 'ofer', meaning 'bank' or 'shore', and possibly 'ea', meaning 'river'.
Word origins
- Ford
- Old Englisha shallow place in a river or stream that can be crossed(from ford "ford")
- er
- Old Englishbank, shore(from ofer "bank, shore")
Historical forms
fordre