Gilford - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Gilford \gi-lfo-rd, gil-ford\ is a variant of Guildford (Old English), and the meaning of Gilford is "ford with yellow flowers".

The baby name Gilford sounds like Guilford, Clifford and Clyford. Other similar baby names are Gifford, Milford, Tilford and Wilford.

Gilford is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#11868 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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