Little Ribston
village · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Little Ribston is a diminutive of Ribston, meaning 'small Ribston'. Ribston itself is an Old English name referring to a farmstead associated with a person named Hreod.
Word origins
- Little
- Old Englishsmall(from lȳtel "small")
- Ribston
- Old Englishfarmstead of Hreod(from Hreod "a personal name", -ingas "people of", -tūn "farmstead, estate, village")
Historical forms
Rippestun · Ribestun