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Surname Etymology and Meaning of REDGATE

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English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name from an unidentified place probably deriving its name from Old English read ‘red’ + Old Norse gata ‘road’. There is a Redgate Wood in Kirklington, Nottinghamshire, but this place name may be of comparatively recent origin.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)