About Fordham
The name "Fordham" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river where it can be crossed" and "ham" meaning "a village" or "homestead." Therefore, the name Fordham can be interpreted to mean "a village or homestead near a shallow river crossing."
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Most individuals with the name Fordham are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -18.18% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Fordham in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Fordham using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.