Surname

Ragdale

“throat; gorge, ravine”

Ragdale is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ragdale goes back to Old English hraca, meaning “throat; gorge, ravine.”

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Where it comes from

Ragdale comes from Old English.

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How it developed

From Old English hraca (“throat; gorge, ravine”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ragdale’s family of names

In English usage, Ragdale as a surname has a related form in RAGSDALE.

Walk Ragdale’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Old Norse

Langdale

“long”

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Old English

Dugdale

“valley”

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Old English

Tindale

Tindale is a surname from Old English.

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Old English

Barnsdale

“valley, dale”

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Old English

Trousdale

“trout”

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Old English

Ramsbottom

“ram”

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Old English

Rackham

“stack, pile of stones”

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Old English

Radwell

“red”

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