Skip to main content

Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • English : Dam made of twigs and sticks

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : habitational name from Watford in Hertfordshire or from the much smaller place in Northamptonshire, both named with Old English wāð ‘hunt’ + ford ‘ford’.

Subscribe to Family Education

Your partner in parenting from baby name inspiration to college planning.

Subscribe