The story
- Old English · derived fromryġe“rye”
- English todayRycroft
Topographic surname, from Old English ryġe (“rye”) + croft (“enclosed field”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishryġe all →
rye
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A surname from Old English. Full definition →
Topographic surname, from Old English ryġe (“rye”) + croft (“enclosed field”).
Old Englishryġe all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.