Ridley
See also: ridley
English edit
Etymology edit
Place names in England, Old English hrēad (“reeds”) or rydde (“cleared land”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). [1] Thus, equivalent to reed or rid + -ley (“lea”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ridley
- A surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
- A number of places:
- A small settlement and civil parish (served by Bulkeley and Ridley Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5554).
- A hamlet in Ash-cum-Ridley parish, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6163).
- A hamlet in Bardon Mill parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY7963). [2]
- A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.
References edit
- ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
- ^ OS: Northumberland