estridge

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proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginOld French estreis →
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Meanings

estridge1

nounestridge (plural estridges)

plural estridges

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of ostrich.

    Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?

    1634 (first performance), William D’avenant [i.e., William Davenant], The Wits: A Comedie; […], published 1636; republished in Two Excellent Plays: […], London: […] G. Bedel, and T[homas] Collins, […], 1665, →OCLC, Act I, page 1

Estridge2

proper nounEstridge (plural Estridges)

plural Estridges

  1. A surname from Old French.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchestreis“eastern”
  2. EnglishEstridge

From Old French estreis (“eastern”), a nickname for someone who had migrated from the east.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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