Ridley

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English

Etymology

Place names in England, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English hrēad (reeds) or rydde (cleared land) + lēah (wood, clearing). [1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ridley

  1. A surname from Old English
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.

References

  1. ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

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