British/European
Hartford
Connecticut (CT)est. 1637pop. 121,054/HART-ferd/
The meaning
“The stag's ford / deer crossing”
How it got the name
Named by settler Samuel Stone for Hertford in England, where he was born. The Old English original, heorot-ford, means the river crossing used by harts — male deer. The spelling drifted to match the pronunciation.
Former names
- Newtown
- Suckiaug (Podunk)
- Hartford