Etymology

Penrith

P3E1N1R1I1T1H4

Today it means: A market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, historically in Cumberland (OS grid ref NY5130). Full definition →

Cumbric *penn
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The story

  1. Cumbric · derived from*rüð“red”
  2. Cumbric · derived from*rıd“ford”
  3. Cumbric · derived from*penn“head, top, summit”
  4. English todayPenrith

First element from Cumbric *penn (“head, top, summit”). Suffix probably Cumbric *rıd (“ford”), or possibly Cumbric *rüð (“red”).

Words from the same roots

Cumbric*penn all →

PentlandPenworthamPenicuikPainshawfieldPenshawPen-y-ghent

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.