Radford

Radford Meaning & Origin

About Radford
The name "Radford" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "rad" meaning "red" and "ford" meaning "ford or crossing." Therefore, the name Radford can be interpreted to mean "red ford" or "crossing by the red river." It is a locational surname often associated with places in England where there were crossings over rivers with red or reddish-colored water.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Radford are male.

Radford Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has increased by 16.67% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RTFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R031063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AE1 D F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈrædfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RTFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R316

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Radford in Braille

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

The name Radford in braille

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

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

The name Radford in sign language

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