About Guilford
The name "Guilford" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "gylde" meaning "gold" and "ford" meaning "ford or crossing." Therefore, the name Guilford can be interpreted to mean "golden ford" or "crossing over the golden river." It is a surname that may have originally referred to someone who lived near or crossed a river with a golden appearance or significance.
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Most individuals with the name Guilford are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -16.67% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Guilford in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Guilford using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.