About Telford
The name Telford is of English origin and is derived from a surname. It is believed to be a locational name referring to someone who hailed from Telford, a town in Shropshire, England. The name Telford is composed of two elements: "telf" meaning "hill" or "mound" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river that can be crossed on foot." Therefore, the name Telford can be interpreted to mean "one who comes from the hill by the ford."
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Most individuals with the name Telford are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -37.50% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Telford in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Telford using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.