Welford

Welford Meaning & Origin

About Welford
The name "Welford" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "welf" meaning "well-being" or "prosperity" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river that can be crossed." Therefore, the name "Welford" can be interpreted to mean "prosperous river crossing" or "fortunate river crossing." It is a surname that may have originally referred to someone who lived near or was associated with a favorable river crossing point.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Welford are male.

Welford Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -28.57% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W041063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W EH1 L F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈwɛlfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALFRT', 'FLFRT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W416

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Welford in Braille

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

The name Welford in braille

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

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

The name Welford in sign language

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