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Waldridge

Waldridge proper noun: a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, west of Chester-le-Street; the civil parish includes part of Chester-le-Street (OS grid ref NZ2550).

Proper noun

Waldridge (countable and uncountable, plural Waldridges)

  1. A village and civil parish in County Durham, England, west of Chester-le-Street; the civil parish includes part of Chester-le-Street (OS grid ref NZ2550).
  2. The site of a lost medieval village in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7807).
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Waldridge

pluralWaldridges

Origin of Waldridge

From the Old English weall (“wall”) + hryċġ (“ridge”). The surname could also be a variant of Wooldridge.

Questions about Waldridge

What does Waldridge mean?
Waldridge means a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, west of Chester-le-Street; the civil parish includes part of Chester-le-Street (OS grid ref NZ2550).
What part of speech is Waldridge?
Waldridge is a proper noun.

Words near Waldridge in the dictionary

  1. waldrapps
  2. Waldren
  3. Waldrens
  4. Waldrep
  5. Waldreps
  6. Waldridge
  7. Waldridges
  8. Waldrip
  9. Waldrips
  10. Waldron
  11. Waldrons

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