Etymology

ridley

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Today it means: Any of the marine turtles of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Full definition →

Old English hrēad
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ridley · noun1

Unknown origin.

Ridley · proper noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromhrēad“reeds”
  2. English todayRidley

Place names in England, Old English hrēad (“reeds”) or rydde (“cleared land”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Thus, equivalent to reed or rid + -ley (“lea”).

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