Släkthistoria för Sleaford
Sleaford Vad efternamn betyder
from Sleaford (Lincs) which is recorded as Sliowaforda in a 12th century copy of a document from 85 The place-name derives from an Old English river-name *Sliowa (itself meaning ‘slimy muddy stream’ from a word related to Norwegian sli ‘slime’ and Old English slēo slīw ‘tench’) + Old English ford ‘shallow place by which water can be crossed ford’.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
