Etymology

Ramsden

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Today it means: A suburb of Orpington, borough of Bromley, Greater London, formerly in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4766). Full definition →

Old English hramsa
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromhramsa“onion, garlic”
  2. English todayRamsden

Probably from Old English hramsa (“onion, garlic”) + dene (“valley”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhramsa all →

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