Ridley

See also: ridley

English

Etymology

Place names in England, Old English hrēad (“reeds”) or rydde (“cleared land”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). [1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɪdli/

Proper noun

Ridley

  1. A surname​.
  2. A male given name, or rarely a female one, transferred from the surname.

References
  1. Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

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