Ringwoodとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Probably from 古期英語 rimuc (“boundary”) + wudu (“wood”).

固有名詞

Ringwood (countable and uncountable, plural Ringwoods)

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

派生語

• Ringwood East
• Ringwood North
• ringwoodite

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ringwood is the 37125 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Ringwood is most common among White (76.71%) and Black/African American (17.3%) individuals.

参照

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ringwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.