Ramsbottom

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proper noun

A market town in Bury borough, Greater Manchester, England, formerly in Lancashire.

OriginOld English ramm →
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Meanings

proper nounRamsbottom (countable and uncountable, plural Ramsbottoms)

plural Ramsbottoms · alternative Ramsbotham · alternative Ransbottom

  1. countableuncountableA market town in Bury borough, Greater Manchester, England, formerly in Lancashire.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishramm“ram”
  2. EnglishRamsbottom

From either Old English ramm (“ram”) or hramsa (“ramsons”) + botm (“bottom, ground”).

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APA

Ramsbottom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ramsbottom

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Chicago

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