Raeford

Raeford Meaning & Origin

About Raeford
The name "Raeford" is of English origin and is derived from the combination of the Old English elements "rae" meaning "roe deer" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river where it can be crossed." Therefore, the name Raeford can be interpreted to mean "shallow river crossing of the roe deer."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Raeford are male.

Raeford Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R01063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R EY1 F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/raeford*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R163

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Raeford in Braille

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

The name Raeford in braille

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

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

The name Raeford in sign language

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