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Riddell

Riddell proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Riddell (plural Riddells)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Riddell

pluralRiddells

Origin of Riddell

Scottish and English surname from the Norman personal name Ridel, of uncertain origin; possibly of Germanic origin, from the root of ride, or from Old French ridel (“small hill”), a diminutive of ride (“fold”), itself from Germanic.

Questions about Riddell

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

Words near Riddell in the dictionary

  1. Ridd
  2. riddah
  3. riddance
  4. riddances
  5. ridded
  6. Riddell
  7. riddelliine
  8. Riddells
  9. Riddells Creek
  10. ridden
  11. ridden a horse foaled by an acorn

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