Weddle

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English wedd →
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Meanings

proper nounWeddle (plural Weddles)

plural Weddles · alternative Waddell · alternative Weddell · alternative Woodle

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwedd“pledge, security”
  2. EnglishWeddle

Scottish habitational surname, from a place called Wedale, in the Scottish Borders. This placename could derive from Old English wedd (“pledge, security”) + dæl (“dale, valley”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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