Bedford

  • Boy
  • 7 letters
English Derived from the English place name, meaning Bede's ford. Most frequently used as a surname.
Literary A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry V, where it belongs to duke of Bedford, brother to the King. 'Henry VI, Part 1' Duke of Bedford, uncle to King Henry VI, and Regent of France.

Bedford is a boy’s name of English and Literary origin. Meaning in English: Derived from the English place name, meaning Bede’s ford. Most frequently used as a surname. A literary name from Shakespeare’s King Henry V, where it belongs to duke of Bedford, brother to the King. ‘Henry VI, Part 1’ Duke of Bedford, uncle to King Henry VI, and Regent of France. The name has 7 letters.

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