Names That Mean Ford

The long association to the Ford Motor Company doesn't stand in the way of this being a strong, independent, single-syllable name.

Adair has flair, the grace of a Fred Astaire. It's a Scottish surname which came from the first name Edgar.

Clifford is beginning to overcome a slightly stodgy intellectual image and showing signs of possible revival. Kids might or might not like the association with the big red dog. In England, the Clifford family was a powerful family in the Middle Ages. In this country, it was well used for most of the twentieth century, peaking at Number 57 in 1909, but a Top 100 name through 1950. Most prominent American bearers: playwright Clifford Odets and jazz trumpet great Clifford Brown.

Even if you're a loyal alumnus, consider something less ultraupright, like Yale or Cal.

A dated fifties surname name that led to the nickname SAndy.

British habitational surname that calls to mind the Connecticut capital

As a whole Wilford still carries a dowdy, dated image, but each component of the name—Will and Ford—are stylish in their own right.

A common surname in Scotland, but a starchy first name choice.

Everyone will assume you're honoring actor Robert, which isn't too probable.

Sounds as if it should have a Sir before it or a shire following it.

Stuffy presidential choice: consider Hayes instead.

Comes with a monocle.

Upper-crusty hotelish surname.

Quintessentially, stylelessly preppy.

Vanderpump Rules star Stassi Schroeder put this place name on the map when she used it for her daughter Hartford Charlie Rose.

Woodford is a vintage surname name that rejoined the charts in 2022 thanks to the recent trend of woodsy names for boys. You can take your pick of two stylish nicknames: Ford or Woods.

The stuffy-sounding name of a posh medieval village in the Cotswolds, in England, that some consider one of the most beautiful small towns in Europe.

Ritona, also known as Pritona, is a Celtic mother goddess.

Surname doomed to remain a surname.

One surname name unlikely to cross over to first.