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Liddel
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English
Alternative forms
en Liddle Liddell Lidell Liddall Lydall Loydall
Etymology
From the placename shared by en Liddel Castle, en Liddel Strength, the en Liddel Water, and the former barony of Liddel around them, from en enm Lidelesdale &c., from en ang hlÿde loud, River Lid + ang dæl dale, valley, now Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water.
Proper noun
en habitational.
en Liddel Water, en river c/England and c/Scotland a.
References
Hanks, Patrick & al. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (2016), pp. 15845.