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Rye

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A small town and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ9220).

proper noun

  1. 1

    A small town and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ9220).

  2. 2

    A hamlet in Odiham parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7750).

  3. 3

    A river in North Yorkshire, England, that flows through Ryedale to join the Derwent.

  4. 4

    A commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

  5. 5

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona.

  6. 6

    A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Cleveland County, Arkansas.

  7. 7

    A number of places in the United States: A small statutory town in Pueblo County, Colorado.

  8. 8

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida.

  9. 9

    A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Adair County, Missouri.

  10. 10

    A number of places in the United States: A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

  11. 11

    A number of places in the United States: A coastal suburban city in Westchester County, New York.

  12. 12

    A number of places in the United States: A large town in Westchester County, New York.

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    A coastal suburb in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.

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    A surname.

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    A nickname of the given name Ryan.

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Rea. * Also as an English surname, from the noun rye. * As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads whose name derive from Old Norse rjóðr (“forest clearing”); see the verb ryðja (“to clear”). * As a Danish surname, from the town Ry in Skanderbord. * The town in England is perhaps derived from Old English riþ (“river, stream”) whence also rith; compare ree.

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