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Herridge

Herridge proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Herridge (plural Herridges)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Herridge

pluralHerridges
alternative formHarridge

Origin of Herridge

Possibly a habitational surname from the village of Eridge, in East Sussex, named from Old English earn (“eagle”) + hryċġ (“ridge”), or alternatively from the town of Harwich, in Essex, from Old English here (“army”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling place”).

Questions about Herridge

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

Words near Herridge in the dictionary

  1. Herrero
  2. Herreshoff
  3. Herriard
  4. Herrick
  5. Herrickian
  6. Herridge
  7. Herridges
  8. herried
  9. herried up
  10. herries
  11. herries up

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