Bidwell

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proper noun

A hamlet in Houghton Regis parish, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0124).

OriginOld English byden →
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Meanings

proper nounBidwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bidwells)

plural Bidwells · alternative Bedwell · alternative Bodwell

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Houghton Regis parish, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0124).
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA community in Assiginack township, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbyden“tub, vat”
  2. EnglishBidwell

From Old English byden (“tub, vat”) + wella (“spring, well”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Bidwell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bidwell

MLA

“Bidwell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bidwell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bidwell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bidwell.

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