Given name & surname

Holdridge

“bent, inclined, sloping”

Holdridge is a surname, possibly from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Holdridge possibly goes back to Old English heald, meaning “bent, inclined, sloping.”

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Where it comes from

Holdridge possibly comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Possibly from Old English heald (“bent, inclined, sloping”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Holdridge, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Herridge

“eagle”

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Old English

Hambridge

“projecting stone”

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Old English

Henstridge

“stallion”

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Old English

Waldridge

“wall” · “ridge”

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Old English

Holford

“hole; hollow, sunken”

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Old English

Holcroft

“hollow place”

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Old English

Holroyd

“hollow”

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Old English

Hordley

“hoard, treasure”

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Sibling ideas

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