Danford

Danford Meaning & Origin

About Danford
The name "Danford" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "denu" meaning "valley" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river that can be crossed on foot." Therefore, the name "Danford" can be interpreted to mean "one who lives near the shallow crossing in the valley." It is a surname that likely originated as a locational name for someone who resided near a ford in a valley.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Danford are male.

Danford Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -28.57% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D051063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AE1 N F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈdænfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D516

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Danford in Braille

Here's how to represent Danford in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Danford in braille

How to Spell the Name Danford in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Danford using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Danford in sign language

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