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Waddell

Waddell proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Waddell (countable and uncountable, plural Waddells)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. An unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.

Forms of Waddell

pluralWaddells

Origin of Waddell

Various origins: * A variant of the Scottish surname Weddle. * An English topographic surname for someone who lived at the hill where woad grew, from Old English wād (“woad”) + hyll (“hill”).

Questions about Waddell

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

Words near Waddell in the dictionary

  1. wadd
  2. wadda
  3. Waddamana
  4. Waddams
  5. wadded
  6. Waddell
  7. Waddells
  8. Wadden Sea
  9. wadder
  10. wadders
  11. Waddesdon

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