Ringwood

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A town and civil parish with a town council in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1505). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A locality in the Federation council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A town in Major County, Oklahoma, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

Probably from Old English rimuc (“boundary”) + wudu (“wood”).

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