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Liddel

Liddel proper noun: a habitational surname. Also the abbreviation of Liddel Water.

Proper noun

Liddel

  1. A habitational surname.

Also used as

Liddel is also the abbreviation of Liddel Water.

Forms of Liddel

alternative formLiddle
alternative formLiddell
alternative formLidell
alternative formLiddall
alternative formLydall
alternative formLoydall

Origin of Liddel

From the placename shared by Liddel Castle, Liddel Strength, the Liddel Water, and the former barony of Liddel around them, from Middle English Lidelesdale &c., from Old English hlÿde (“loud, River Lid”) + dæl (“dale, valley”), now Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water.

Phrases with Liddel

Questions about Liddel

What does Liddel mean?
Liddel means a habitational surname.
What part of speech is Liddel?
Liddel is a proper noun.

Words near Liddel in the dictionary

  1. lidars
  2. Lidcombe
  3. liddat
  4. Liddaton
  5. lidded
  6. Liddel
  7. Liddel Water
  8. Liddell
  9. Liddells
  10. lidden
  11. liddens

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