Ragdale

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proper noun

A village in Hoby with Rotherby parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK662381).

OriginOld English hraca →
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Meanings

proper nounRagdale (countable and uncountable, plural Ragdales)

plural Ragdales · alternative Ragsdale

  1. countableuncountableA village in Hoby with Rotherby parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK662381).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhraca“throat; gorge, ravine”
  2. EnglishRagdale

From Old English hraca (“throat; gorge, ravine”) + dæl (“valley, dale”).

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APA

Ragdale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ragdale

MLA

“Ragdale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ragdale. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ragdale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ragdale.

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