Etymology

Birdwell

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Today it means: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3401). Full definition →

Old English bridd
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frombridd“chick, chickhen; bird”
  2. English todayBirdwell

From Old English bridd (“chick, chickhen; bird”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbridd all →

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