Raw
hamlet · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name Raw is likely a shortened form of an Old English topographical term, possibly 'rēad' meaning 'red' or 'hrōf' meaning 'roof' or 'shelter'. It could also be related to 'rēaw' meaning 'a rough place'.
Word origins
- Raw
- Old EnglishRed / Shelter / Rough place(from rēad "Red", hrōf "Roof, shelter", rēaw "Rough place")