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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")