Etymology

Attridge

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Middle English atte rygge ← Old English æt
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  1. Old English · derived fromæt
  2. Middle English · derived fromatte rygge
  3. English todayAttridge

Variant of Etheridge. Or else also from Middle English atte rygge, from Old English æt þǣm hryċġe (“at the ridge”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishæt all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.