Edwyn Ralph
village · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Edwyn Ralph is a village name composed of the Old English personal name Eadwine and the Old English word 'tun', meaning a farmstead or settlement. The 'Ralph' part refers to a later owner, likely Ralph de Mortimer.
Word origins
- Eadwine
- Old Englishprosperous friend(from ead "prosperity, riches", wine "friend, kinsman")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village, settlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- Ralph
- Norman Frenchpersonal name(from Radulf "wolf's counsel")
Historical forms
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