Redshaw

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English rēad →
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Meanings

proper nounRedshaw (plural Redshaws)

plural Redshaws

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishrēad“red”
  2. EnglishRedshaw

Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Old English rēad (“red”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket, shaw”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

redwashSheward
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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