Wilford
village · City of Nottingham
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name likely combines an Old English personal name with 'ford', meaning a river crossing. It refers to a ford associated with a person named Wifel.
Word origins
- Wil-
- Old EnglishWifel (personal name)(from Wifel "personal name")
- -ford
- Old Englishford(from ford "ford")
Historical forms
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