Kerridge-end
hamlet · Cheshire East
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Kerridge-end is named after the place Kerridge, combined with the Old English word 'ende' meaning the end or extremity. Kerridge itself may derive from a personal name and 'hrycg' meaning ridge.
Word origins
- Kerridge
- Old EnglishAttestedPlace name(from Cen(n)a / Cynta "personal name", hrycg "ridge")
- end
- Old EnglishAttestedend, extremity(from ende "end, extremity")