Riggindale
valley · Westmorland and Furness
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Riggindale is likely a valley named after a ridge. The first element 'rigg' is Old Norse for ridge, and 'dale' is Old Norse for valley.
Word origins
- rigg
- Old Norseridge(from hryggr "ridge")
- dale
- Old Norsevalley(from dalr "valley")