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Lydiard

Lydiard proper noun: a habitational surname from Welsh.

Proper noun

Lydiard (plural Lydiards)

  1. A habitational surname from Welsh.

Forms of Lydiard

pluralLydiards
alternative formLiddiard

Origin of Lydiard

Habitational surname from the villages of Lydiard Millicent and Lydiard Tregoze, both in the borough of Swindon. The placename was recorded as Lidgerd or Lidegærd in the Cartularium Saxonicum; the second part of this word coul derive from Welsh garth (“cliff; enclosure”).

Phrases with Lydiard

Questions about Lydiard

What does Lydiard mean?
Lydiard means a habitational surname from Welsh.
What part of speech is Lydiard?
Lydiard is a proper noun.

Words near Lydiard in the dictionary

  1. Lydian mode
  2. Lydian stone
  3. Lydian stones
  4. lydianite
  5. Lydians
  6. Lydiard
  7. Lydiard Tregoze
  8. Lydiards
  9. Lydiate
  10. Lydic
  11. Lydick

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