Ridley.
A surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
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 in Bulkeley and Ridley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5554).
A number of places: A hamlet in Ash-cum-Ridley parish, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6163).
A number of places: A hamlet in Bardon Mill parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY7963).
A number of places: A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Where this word comes from
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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