Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Bedford has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Place names:
"The historic market square in Bedford is surrounded by charming Georgian buildings."
A town, the county town of Bedfordshire, England.
"The historic market square in Bedford is surrounded by charming Georgian buildings."
The name originally comes from Old English, combining "Bede" with the word for a river crossing to mean Bede's ford. However, the specific place known today was renamed in the 18th century after John Russell, the fourth Duke of Bedford.