Bradford m EnglishFrom an English surname that originally came from a place name that meant
"broad ford" in Old English.
Briggs m English (Modern)From a surname that was derived from Middle English
brigge, Old English
brycg meaning
"bridge".
Brigham m English (Rare)From a surname that was originally derived from place names meaning
"bridge settlement" in Old English.
Clifford m EnglishFrom a surname that was originally from a place name meaning
"ford by a cliff" in Old English.
Crawford m EnglishFrom a surname that was derived from a place name meaning
"crow ford" in Old English.
Cruz f & m Spanish, PortugueseMeans
"cross" in Spanish or Portuguese, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.
Denver m & f EnglishFrom an English surname that was from a place name meaning
"Dane ford" in Old English. This is the name of the capital city of Colorado, which was named for the politician James W. Denver (1817-1892).
Ford m EnglishFrom an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning
"ford" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947).
Lanford m English (Rare)From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning
"long ford" in Old English.
Milford m EnglishFrom an English surname that was originally derived from various place names all meaning
"ford by a mill" in Old English.
Sanford m EnglishFrom an English surname, originally from a place name, which meant
"sand ford" in Old English.
Stafford m EnglishFrom a surname that was from a place name meaning
"landing-place ford" in Old English.
Stanford m EnglishFrom a surname that was derived from a place name meaning
"stone ford" in Old English.
Stavros m GreekMeans
"cross" in Greek, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.
Tarhunna m Hittite MythologyFrom Hittite or Luwian
tarh meaning
"to cross, to conquer". This was the name of the Hittite god of the weather, storms, and the sky, and the slayer of the dragon Illuyanka. He was closely identified with the Hurrian god
Teshub, and sometimes with the Semitic god
Hadad.
Trafford m English (Rare)From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning
"fish-trap ford" in Old English.
Travis m EnglishFrom the English surname
Travis (a variant of
Travers). It was used in America in honour of William Travis (1809-1836), the commander of the Texan forces at the Battle of the Alamo.
Wilford m EnglishFrom a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning
"willow ford" in Old English.