Redpost
hamlet · Cornwall
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hamlet's name means 'red post', from the Old English 'rēad' (red) and 'post' (post). It likely refers to a boundary marker or a post with a red colour.
Word origins
- Red
- Old EnglishAttestedred(from rēad "red")
- post
- Old EnglishAttestedpost(from post "post")