Given name & surname

Wardlaw

“watchman”

Wardlaw is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Wardlaw goes back to Old English weard, meaning “watchman.”

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Where it comes from

Wardlaw comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English weard (“watchman”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Wardlaw’s family of names

In English usage, Wardlaw as a surname has a related form in WORDLAW. In English usage, Wardlaw as a surname has a related form in WORDLAW.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Old English

Wardlow

“watchman, guard”

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Old English

Wardman

“guard”

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Old English

Wardle

“fortified place” · “hill”

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Old English · Nature

Walding

“wood, forest”

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Old English

Wadsley

Wadsley is a surname from Old English.

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Old English · Nature

Warter

“tree of the felon”

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Old English

Wareham

“weir”

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Old English

Waldridge

“wall” · “ridge”

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