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Redpath

Redpath proper noun: a surname from Old English.

redpath: a surname from Old English
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Proper noun

Redpath (countable and uncountable, plural Redpaths)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A small village south of Earlston, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Berwickshire (OS grid ref NT5835).

Forms of Redpath

pluralRedpaths
alternative formRidpath

Origin of Redpath

Habitational surname from a minor place in Berwickshire, from Old English rēad (“red”) + pæþ (“path, track”).

Questions about Redpath

What does Redpath mean?
Redpath means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Redpath?
Redpath is a proper noun.

Words near Redpath in the dictionary

  1. redoxing
  2. redoxins
  3. redoxocline
  4. redoxoclines
  5. Redpa
  6. Redpath
  7. Redpaths
  8. redpill
  9. redpilled
  10. redpilling
  11. redpills

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