The story
- Old Norse · derived fromroynir“rowan”
- Old Norse · derived fromrein“boundary”
- English todayRainford
From Old Norse rein (“boundary”), Old Norse roynir (“rowan”) or the Old English personal name *Regna + ford (“ford”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norserein all →
rean
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.