Detheridge

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English dīċ →
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Meanings

proper nounDetheridge (plural Detheridges)

plural Detheridges · alternative Dethridge

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdīċ“ditch; dike”
  2. EnglishDetheridge

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

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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