Rise Carr
suburban area · Darlington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Rise Carr likely means 'moorland with brushwood' or 'moorland where brushwood grows'. 'Rise' refers to brushwood or heather, and 'carr' means wet, boggy land.
Word origins
- rise
- Old EnglishAttestedbrushwood, heather(from hris "brushwood, twig")
- carr
- Old Norsewet, boggy land(from kjarr "marsh, bog")
Historical forms
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