Rayfield

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proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

proper nounRayfield (plural Rayfields)

plural Rayfields · alternative Raffield

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin

From an unrecorded Old English male given name *Ræfweald, from an uncertain first element + weald (“power”).

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APA

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

MLA

“Rayfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rayfield. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rayfield,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rayfield.

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