Lankford

Lankford Meaning & Origin

About Lankford
The name "Lankford" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "lang," meaning "long," and "ford," meaning "ford or crossing." Therefore, the meaning of the name "Lankford" can be interpreted as "long ford" or "long crossing." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or was associated with a long ford or crossing point in a river or stream.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LNKFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L0521063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AE1 NG K F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈlæŋkfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LNKFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L521

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lankford in Braille

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

The name Lankford in braille

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

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

The name Lankford in sign language

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