Trousdale

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English truht →
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Meanings

proper nounTrousdale (plural Trousdales)

plural Trousdales

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtruht“trout”
  2. EnglishTrousdale

Reduced form of *Troutsdale, meaning "trout pool", from Old English truht (“trout”) + steall (“fishing ground”); akin to trout stall. The second element was eventually misanalysed as dale.

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APA

Trousdale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trousdale

MLA

“Trousdale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trousdale. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Trousdale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trousdale.

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