Etymology

Detheridge

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Today it means: A surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English dīċ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromdīċ“ditch; dike”
  2. English todayDetheridge

Habitational surname from the village of Ditteridge, in Wiltshire, from Old English dīċ (“ditch; dike”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishdīċ all →

dittonDeightonDitchburnDitteridge

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.