Given name & surname

Weddell

“pledge, security”

Weddell is a surname.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Weddell is a form of Weddle. Weddle goes back to Old English wedd, meaning “pledge, security.”

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Where it comes from

Weddell is a form of Weddle. Weddle comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Weddell’s family of names

In English usage, Weddell as a surname has a related form in WEDDLE.

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