Etymology

Ruislip

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Today it means: A suburban area in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ0987). Full definition →

Old English rysċ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromrysċ“rush”
  2. English todayRuislip

From Old English rysċ (“rush”) + hlȳp (“leap”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishrysċ all →

rushRushdenRishworth

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.