Liddel

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proper noun

A habitational surname.

OriginMiddle English Lidelesdale ← Old English hlÿde →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Liddle · alternative Liddell · alternative Lidell · alternative Liddall · alternative Lydall · alternative Loydall

  1. A habitational surname.
  2. abbreviationShort for Liddel Water, a river in England and Scotland.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhlÿde“loud, River Lid”
  2. Middle EnglishLidelesdale
  3. EnglishLiddel

From the placename shared by Liddel Castle, Liddel Strength, the Liddel Water, and the former barony of Liddel around them, from Middle English Lidelesdale &c., from Old English hlÿde (“loud, River Lid”) + dæl (“dale, valley”), now Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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