Stafford - Meaning of Stafford

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[ 2 syll. (s)taf-for(d), st-affo-rd ] The baby boy name Stafford is pronounced as STAEF-er-D †. Stafford is used mostly in English and its language of origin is Old English. Stafford is of the meaning ford by a landing place.

The names Staff, Staffard, Staffi, Staffie, Staffor, Stafforde, Staffy, Staford, Staforde, and Steathford are derivatives of Stafford.

See also the related category english.

Stafford is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1901, 0.006% of baby boys were named Stafford. Its ranking then was #936. The baby name has since slipped in popularity, and is currently used on a very light scale. Out of all boy names in its group, Stafford was nevertheless the most popular in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Stafford include Stafforde, Staford, Staforde, Steathford, Stobart, Stobarte, Stobarth, Stobarthe, Stobbart, Stubart, and Swithbert.

† Pronunciation for Stafford: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"