Bridwell

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English bridd →
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Meanings

proper nounBridwell (plural Bridwells)

plural Bridwells · alternative Briddell

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbridd“bird”
  2. EnglishBridwell

Perhaps a habitational surname from a minor place in the civil parish of Uffculme, from Old English bridd (“bird”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

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APA

Bridwell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bridwell

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Chicago

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