Given name & surname · also Middle English
Liddell
“loud, River Lid”
Liddell is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Liddell goes back to Old English hlÿde, meaning “loud, River Lid.”
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Where it comes from
Liddell comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.
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How it developed
From Middle English Lidelesdale, from Old English hlÿde (“loud, River Lid”).
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Liddell’s family of names
In English usage, Liddell as a surname has a related form in LIDDEL.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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