Ravenscroft

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounRavenscroft (countable and uncountable, plural Ravenscrofts)

plural Ravenscrofts · alternative Ravenscraft

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in White County, Tennessee, United States.

Origin

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from the Old English personal name Hræfn, a byname from hræfn (“raven”), + -s- + croft (“enclosed field”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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