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Liddel.

A habitational surname.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A habitational surname.

  2. Short for Liddel Water, a river in England and Scotland.

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Where this word comes from

From the placename shared by Liddel Castle, Liddel Strength, the Liddel Water, and the former barony of Liddel around them, from Middle English Lidelesdale &c., from Old English hlÿde (“loud, River Lid”) + dæl (“dale, valley”), now Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water.

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