Given name & surname · also Middle English
Seaford
“sea”
Seaford is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Seaford goes back to Old English sǣ, meaning “sea.”
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Where it comes from
Seaford comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.
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How it developed
From Middle English Seford, from Old English *Sǣford, from Old English sǣ (“sea”), built from English sea + ford.
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Seaford’s family of names
In English usage, Seaford as a surname has a related form in Safford.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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