Given name

Waidell

“to cross the river ford”

Waidell is a variant of Wade. One English interpretation is “to cross the river ford.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Waidell is a variant of Wade. One English interpretation is “to cross the river ford.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Waidell is a variant of Wade. An origin associated with Wade is English.

Explained through its name family

The story

Waidell is a variant of Wade. The history of Wade gives this family its wider story. Wade’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.

Explained through its name family

Waidell’s family of names

Waidell has a related form in Wade.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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

Old English · Nature

Liddell

“loud, River Lid”

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64% boys · 36% girls

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Caendell

“from the valley with the clear river”

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Warlee

“from the meadow near the weir”

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Walde

“man of the forest”

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Old English · Nature

Walding

“wood, forest”

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German · Nature

Weisenthal

“meadow”

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Canedell

“from the valley with the clear river”

No U.S. birth series

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Nature

Warrayn

“one who belongs to the sea”

No U.S. birth series

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