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Bridwell

Bridwell proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Bridwell (plural Bridwells)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Bridwell

pluralBridwells
alternative formBriddell

Origin of Bridwell

Perhaps a habitational surname from a minor place in the civil parish of Uffculme, from Old English bridd (“bird”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

Questions about Bridwell

What does Bridwell mean?
Bridwell means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Bridwell?
Bridwell is a proper noun.

Words near Bridwell in the dictionary

  1. bridoons
  2. Bridport
  3. Bridport dagger
  4. Bridport daggers
  5. Bridstow
  6. Bridwell
  7. Bridwells
  8. brie
  9. brief
  10. brief against
  11. brief case

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