Riddell

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld French ridel →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper nounRiddell (plural Riddells)

plural Riddells

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchridel“small hill”
  2. EnglishRiddell

Scottish and English surname from the Norman personal name Ridel, of uncertain origin; possibly of Germanic origin, from the root of ride, or from Old French ridel (“small hill”), a diminutive of ride (“fold”), itself from Germanic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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