Herridge

H4E1R1R1I1D2G2E1

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English earn →
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Meanings

proper nounHerridge (plural Herridges)

plural Herridges · alternative Harridge

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhere“army”
  2. Old Englishearn“eagle”
  3. EnglishHerridge

Possibly a habitational surname from the village of Eridge, in East Sussex, named from Old English earn (“eagle”) + hryċġ (“ridge”), or alternatively from the town of Harwich, in Essex, from Old English here (“army”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling place”).

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