Ridgeway
hamlet · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Ridgeway refers to a path or track along a ridge. It is formed from the Old English words for ridge and way.
Word origins
- Ridge
- Old EnglishAttestedridge(from hrycg "ridge")
- way
- Old EnglishAttestedway, road, path(from weg "way, road, path")