About Bedford
The name "Bedford" is of Old English origin and is derived from the words "bede" meaning "prayer" and "ford" meaning "river crossing." Therefore, the name Bedford can be interpreted to mean "river crossing associated with prayer." It is a locational surname that likely originated from a place name referring to a specific river crossing where people would stop to pray or seek spiritual guidance.
Most individuals with the name Bedford are male.
The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Bedford in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Bedford using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.