Liddell

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English Lidelesdale ← Old English hlÿde →
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Meanings

proper nounLiddell (countable and uncountable, plural Liddells)

plural Liddells

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA locality in Singleton council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

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

Variant of Liddel, 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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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