Etymology

Redfield

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Today it means: A Scottish habitational surname from Old English. Full definition →

Middle Scots reid
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  1. Middle Scots · derived fromreid“reed”
  2. English todayRedfield

From Middle Scots reid (“reed”) + fuyrd (“ford”), later influenced by red + field.

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