Freshford
village · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Freshford is an Old English name meaning 'the fresh or clear ford'. It describes a ford that was likely clean, clear, or newly established.
Word origins
- Fresh
- Old EnglishAttestedNew, clean, clear.(from fersc "fresh, new")
- ford
- Old EnglishA shallow place in a river or stream allowing one to walk or drive across.(from ford "ford")
Historical forms
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