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Holdridge

Holdridge proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Holdridge (plural Holdridges)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Holdridge

pluralHoldridges

Origin of Holdridge

Possibly a habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from Old English heald (“bent, inclined, sloping”) + hryċġ (“ridge, spur”).

Questions about Holdridge

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

Words near Holdridge in the dictionary

  1. holdover fires
  2. holdovers
  3. Holdrege
  4. Holdren
  5. Holdrens
  6. Holdridge
  7. Holdridges
  8. holds
  9. holds a candle
  10. holds a candle for
  11. holds a grudge

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