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Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈfɔɹd/(American English) /ˈfɔːd/(British English)

Meaning & History

From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "ford" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947).