English
Riddell
Riddell may come from Old French ridel ‘small hill’.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ridel‘small hill’uncertain
- EnglishtodayRiddell
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ridel‘small hill’uncertain
- EnglishtodayRiddell
Linked words
through Old French ridel ‘small hill’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French ridel / Riddell