Telford

Telford Meaning & Origin

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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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Telford are male.

Telford Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -37.50% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TLFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T041063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH1 L F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈtɛlfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TLFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T416

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Telford in Braille

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

The name Telford in braille

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

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.

The name Telford in sign language

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