Guilford - name meaning, origin

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

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

Guilford is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#9129 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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