Dandridge

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English hryċġ →
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Meanings

proper nounDandridge (countable and uncountable, plural Dandridges)

plural Dandridges

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhryċġ“ridge”
  2. EnglishDandridge

English habitational surname, from an unexplained first element + Old English hryċġ (“ridge”).

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APA

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

MLA

“Dandridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dandridge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dandridge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dandridge.

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