Redpath

R1E1D2P3A1T1H4

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English rēad →
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Meanings

proper nounRedpath (countable and uncountable, plural Redpaths)

plural Redpaths · alternative Ridpath

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA small village south of Earlston, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Berwickshire (OS grid ref NT5835).

Origin

  1. Old Englishrēad“red”
  2. EnglishRedpath

Habitational surname from a minor place in Berwickshire, from Old English rēad (“red”) + pæþ (“path, track”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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