Waddell

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English wād →
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Meanings

proper nounWaddell (countable and uncountable, plural Waddells)

plural Waddells

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwād“woad”
  2. EnglishWaddell

Various origins: * A variant of the Scottish surname Weddle. * An English topographic surname for someone who lived at the hill where woad grew, from Old English wād (“woad”) + hyll (“hill”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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