English
Wofford
Wofford may come from Old English wealh ‘Welsh’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wealh‘Welsh’uncertain
- EnglishtodayWofford
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wealh‘Welsh’uncertain
- EnglishtodayWofford
The story
From either Old English wealh (‘Welsh’) + ford, meaning "Welshman's ford", or from Old English wulf (‘wolf’) + ford, to mean "wolf ford".
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos ‘wolf’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English wealh / Wofford