Etymology

Ramsbottom

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Today it means: A market town in Bury borough, Greater Manchester, England, formerly in Lancashire. Full definition →

Old English ramm
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromramm“ram”
  2. English todayRamsbottom

From either Old English ramm (“ram”) or hramsa (“ramsons”) + botm (“bottom, ground”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishramm all →

ram

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