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Ridley
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ridley
English
Etymology
Place names in England, en ang hrēad reeds or ang rydde cleared land + ang lēah wood, clearing. Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001. Thus, equivalent to en reed or en rid -leigh -ley en lea.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹɪdli/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ridley.wav Southern England
en ɪdli 2
Proper noun
en Old English.
en male surnames.
en female surnames rare.
A number of places:
en small settlement par/Bulkeley and Ridley uauth/Cheshire East co/Cheshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ5554.
en hamlet par/Ash-cum-Ridley dist/Sevenoaks co/Kent cc/England OS grid ref TQ6163.
en hamlet par/Bardon Mill co/Northumberland cc/England OS grid ref NY7963. OS: Northumberland
en twp co/Delaware County s/Pennsylvania c/USA.
Derived terms
en Ash-cum-Ridley
en Bulkeley and Ridley
References
Anagrams
en deilry direly