Etymology

Ragdale

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Today it means: A village in Hoby with Rotherby parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK662381). Full definition →

Old English hraca
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhraca“throat; gorge, ravine”
  2. English todayRagdale

From Old English hraca (“throat; gorge, ravine”) + dæl (“valley, dale”).

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