Name: Sanford
Gender: Male
Usage: Sanford, of anglo-saxon origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Sanford are in general originating from United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Sanford across the world, see Sandford.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Sanford is: Sand ford, Sandy crossing.
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Numerology of the first name Sanford: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
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The name Sanford is ranked on the 11,259th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 21800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Sanford has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Sanford is common English male name of Old English origin meaning Sandy ford, its variation being Sanferd.
English (U.S.): transferred use of the surname, which originated as a local name from any of numerous places in England called Sandford, from Old English sand sand + ford ford. Use as a given name in America honours Peleg Sanford, an early governor (1680–3) of Rhode Island.
Variant: Sandford.
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