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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")