English
Telford
Telford comes from Old French taille fer.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400taille fer
- EnglishtodayTelford
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400taille fer
- EnglishtodayTelford
The story
From Old French taille fer, meaning "(he who) cuts iron" or "iron-cleaver"; used as a nickname for a man who could cleave clean through the armour of his foe. The second syllable was eventually reanalysed as native English 'ford'.
Every English word from Old French taille fer
Today it means
name A characteristical surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French taille fer / Telford