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Origin: British

Meaning: The ford where golden flowers grow

Gilford is a boy’s name of English origin. The name was first recorded as Gyldeford in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles around 800 AD. It then evolved into Guldeford and then Geldeford and finally to Gilford. The moniker means “the ford where golden flowers grow.” Gilford is a beautiful, romantic, and hopeful name for your little one, especially if you’d like them to see them bloom wherever they are planted!