Ruffside
hamlet · County Durham
Old EnglishAI-generated
Ruffside is likely named after a person called 'Rōd' or 'Hrōð' and the Old English word 'sīd', meaning a slope or a side of a hill.
Word origins
- Ruff
- Old EnglishPossibly from a personal name 'Rōd' or 'Hrōð'.(from Rōd/Hrōð "Personal name")
- side
- Old EnglishSlope, side of a hill.(from sīd "Slope, side")