Telford (name)

Telford is an Old English place-name which derives from the elements "taelf", meaning "a plateau"[citation needed] and "forda", meaning "a shallow river crossing". There are several places named in the 1086 Domesday Book, the usual spelling being "Tejleford" of "Tevellsford" in Somerset, Warwickshire and Berkshire.[1]

It is held by some that Telford derives from the medieval French nickname for a soldier Taille-Fer (one who cuts with iron, see Telfer and Taillefer).

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1. ^ SurnameDB: Telford surname meaning