At a Glance: Name: Bradford – Meaning: broad ford (a wide river crossing) – Origin: Old English (place name transferred to surname) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: BRAD-ferd
Bradford is an Old English (place name transferred to surname) boy's name meaning “broad ford (a wide river crossing)”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Bradford
Meaning: Broad ford (a wide river crossing).
Origin: Old English (place name transferred to surname).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Bradford
Phonetic: BRAD-ferd IPA: /ˈbrædfərd/
Popularity of Bradford
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.
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