Ridley (name)
| Pronunciation | /ˈridli/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Primarily male |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old English |
| Word/name | Combination of hrēod and lēah or rydde and lēah |
| Meaning | "reeds" + "wood" or "clearing", or "cleared land" + "wood" or "clearing". |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Ridly |
| Related names | Ripley |
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Ridley is a surname and given name that originated from locations in Cheshire, Kent, Northumberland, and Essex counties in England. The name derives from Old English, either hrēod (reeds) + lēah (wood or clearing), or rydde (cleared land) + lēah.[1][2][3]
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[edit]Given name
[edit]- Ridley Burton (1893–1974), English professional footballer
- Ridley Bent (born 1979), Canadian country singer-songwriter
- Ridley Duppuy (1881–1944), Anglican bishop
- Ridly Greig (born 2002), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Ridley Haim Herschell (1807–1864), Polish-born British minister
- Ridley Jacobs (born 1967), West Indian cricketer
- Ridley McLean (1872–1933), US Navy Admiral
- Ridley Pakenham-Walsh (1888–1966), British general
- Ridley Pearson (born 1953), American Author
- Ridley Plaisted (1885–1954), Australian rules footballer
- Ridley Scott (born 1937), English film director
- Ridley Wills II (born 1934), American author and historian
See also
[edit]- Viscount Ridley, a title created in 1900 for Matthew Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley
References
[edit]- ^ Lower, Mark Antony (1860). Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom. J.R. Smith. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-7884-0456-6.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (17 November 2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2253. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia; Hardcastle, Kate (27 July 2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-157854-0.
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