At a Glance
- Meaning
- White ford (a river crossing near pale/white ground)
- Origin
- Welsh (surname/place-name transferred to given-name use)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- WIN-ferd
Wynford is a Welsh (surname/place-name transferred to given-name use) boy's name meaning “white ford (a river crossing near pale/white ground)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Wynford
Meaning: White ford (a river crossing near pale/white ground).
Origin: Welsh (surname/place-name transferred to given-name use).
A common claim: Wynford means 'fair lord' Actually: 'Fair lord' appears to be a folk-etymology stretch confusing '-ford' with '-lord'; the name is a place-name compound meaning 'white/fair ford,' not 'lord.'
How to Pronounce Wynford
WIN-ferdIPA /ˈwɪnfərd/
Popularity of Wynford
Wynford doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Wynford
Similar Names
Caio · Percy · Spencer · Arwel · Trystan · Bedwyn
