Hartford: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Hartford – Meaning: stag ford – Origin: Old English (surname) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: HART-ferd


Hartford is an Old English (surname) unisex name meaning “stag ford”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.

Meaning & Origin of Hartford

Meaning: Stag ford.

Origin: Old English (surname).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Hartford

Phonetic: HART-ferd   IPA: /ˈhɑːrtfərd/

Popularity of Hartford

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1890–2024.

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