Meaning & origin
What it means
Lyford goes back to Old English līn, meaning “flax.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Lyford’s family of names
In English usage, Lyford as a surname has an alternative spelling in LIFORD.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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Similar names
If you love Lyford, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lansford
“boundary”
91% boys · 9% girls
Lingwood
“heather”
—
Litherland
“slope” · “land”
—
Mitford
“middle”
>99% boys
Lightbourne
“bright, clear, light”
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Littlewood
“little”
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Linstead
“flax”
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Offord
“up”
>99% boys