Etymology

Ravenscar

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Today it means: A coastal village in Staintondale parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district, renamed from Peak in the early 20th century (OS grid ref NZ9801). Full definition →

Old Norse hrafn
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromhrafn
  2. English todayRavenscar

Recorded as Rauenesere 1312, from Old Norse hrafn + sker, so Peak must have been a later renaming. The computing term was derived from the name of the village, the location of the 8th International Real-Time Ada Workshop (IRTAW 8).

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