Ramsay

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/ˈɹæmzi/

proper noun

Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world.
  2. A surname from Old English.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

    "Ramsay!" Adrian repeated to himself. He sighed again―or no, this time he was laughing. "I bet you live in Roland Park," he told Delia. "Well, yes, I do." "I knew it! Everybody in Roland Park has a last name for a first name." "So?" she said, stung. "What's wrong with that?"

    1995, Anne Tyler, Ladder of Years, Knopf, →ISBN, pages 10–11

Origin

Variant spelling of Ramsey.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Marsay
Cite this entry
APA

Ramsay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ramsay

MLA

“Ramsay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ramsay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ramsay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ramsay.

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