Ridley

See also: ridley

English

Etymology

Place names in England, Old English hrēad (“reeds”) or rydde (“cleared land”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). [1] Thus, equivalent to reed or rid +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɪdli/
  • Rhymes: -ɪdli

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.
  4. A number of places:
    1. A small settlement and civil parish (served by Bulkeley and Ridley Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5554).
    2. A hamlet in Ash-cum-Ridley parish, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6163).
    3. A hamlet in Bardon Mill parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY7963). [2]
    4. A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.

References
  1. Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
  2. OS: Northumberland

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