Buford
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning ford of the cattle; a place name.
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no recent records
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Buford by the numbers
Its American peak was 334 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.
Other names that mean a river
Like Buford, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
- Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
- Zairethe river; from Congo River name349 in the US (2017)
- Clydefrom the river Clyde344 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Buford
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