name
Meaning 1
A surname from Old English.
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Standard Lemma guide
ridley
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɹɪdli/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪdli
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CMU ARPABET: R IH1 D L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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name
Meaning 3
A female given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
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name
Meaning 4
A number of places:
A small settlement in Bulkeley and Ridley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5554).
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name
Meaning 5
A number of places:
A hamlet in Ash-cum-Ridley parish, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6163).
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name
Meaning 6
A number of places:
A hamlet in Bardon Mill parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY7963).
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name
Meaning 7
A number of places:
A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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noun
Meaning 8
Any of the marine turtles of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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noun
Meaning 9
a marine turtle
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Broader terms: sea turtle, marine turtle
Narrower terms: Atlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, Pacific ridley, olive ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea
History
Etymology
Place names in England, Old English hrēad (“reeds”) or rydde (“cleared land”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Thus, equivalent to reed or rid + -ley (“lea”).
Unknown origin.
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