Tag: English names

Manford is an Anglo-Saxon locational name and is given to people from Mundford in Norfolk. It means 'Munda's ford'. The

Grove is an English name, derived from the word 'graf', which means 'grove'. It is a locational name and denotes

Winston is an Anglo-Saxon name, derived from the Old English name 'Wynstan', itself derived from the words 'wynn', which means

Winthrop is an English name that translates to 'the settlement of Wina'. The name could possibly be derived from the

Winton is a locational name, derived from 'Wythwyton', itself derived from the Old English words 'withig', which means 'willow', and

Free is an English name, taken from the Old English words 'freo or frig', which means 'free born', denoting that

White is an ancient English surname, derived from the Anglo-Saxon word 'hwit', which means 'unblemished'. It could also refer to

Woodruff is an Anglo-Saxon name, derived from the Old English name 'Wudurofe', which means 'wood ruff'. It was a nickname

Woodward is an Anglo-Saxon name, derived from the Old English words 'wudu', which means 'wood', and 'weard', which means 'guardian

Wordsworth is an English locational name, a variant of the name 'Wadsworth', which means Wadda's farm. The name Wadda itself

Worley is an English locational name, derived from the Old English personal name 'Weorchaeth', which means 'a low lying area'.

Worth is an Old English name and means 'from a farmstead'.

Worthington is an Anglo-Saxon name, derived from the Old English words 'wureth or worthign', both of which mean 'worthy', and

Edson is derived from Eda, itself a diminutive of Edith. Edith originates in Old English language and means "fighting to