ridley

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/ˈɹɪdli/

noun

Any of the marine turtles of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

OriginOld English hrēad →
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Meanings

ridley1

nounridley (plural ridleys)

plural ridleys

  1. Any of the marine turtles of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Ridley2

proper noun
  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
  4. A number of places:
    1. A small settlement in Bulkeley and Ridley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5554).
    2. A hamlet in Ash-cum-Ridley parish, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6163).
    3. A hamlet in Bardon Mill parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY7963).
    4. A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Origin

ridley · noun

Unknown origin.

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Ridley · proper noun

  1. Old Englishhrēad“reeds”
  2. EnglishRidley

Place names in England, Old English hrēad (“reeds”) or rydde (“cleared land”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Thus, equivalent to reed or rid + -ley (“lea”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ridley

fiddly
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Anagrams

direly
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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