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What does Ford mean?
Ford 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced ford. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Ford is "river crossing". Transferred use of the surname, originally a local name for someone who lived near a river. Linked by most people to the car. Author Ford Madox Ford; automotive pioneer Henry Ford. Also form of Buford.
ENDS WITH -ford
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, surname, pioneer (leader)
Variations
VARIANTS Forde, Forden, Fordon
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ford Gunnar (F.G.), ..
How popular is Ford?
Ford is an unusual first name for men but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#124 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Ford reached its apex rank of #608 in the U.S. during the years 1910-1919, and is at #635 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Buford is the only other popular varying form of Ford (#635 IN RECENT RANKINGS). These relations of Ford were popular with parents a century ago and are somewhat less conventional today, with the form Buford becoming less fashionable. Ford has generally been a favorite of parents.
Similar Names
Ford▲ is pronounced similarly to Ferd. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ard, Bard, Bird, Byrd, Card, Cord, Dard, Fahd, Farid, Faro, Farr, Ferdi, Ferdo, Ferdy, Feri, Floyd▼, Fons, Fonz, Fouad, Fox▲, Foxe, Fred▼, Fry, Fuad, Gard, Gjord, Gyrd, Kord, Lord, Njord and Ward▼. These names tend to be more commonly used than Ford.
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