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Liddel

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From the placename shared by Liddel Castle, Liddel Strength, the Liddel Water, and the former barony of Liddel around them, from Middle English Lidelesdale &c., from Old English hlÿde (“loud, River Lid”) + dæl (“dale, valley”), now Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water.

proper noun Liddle · Liddell · Lidell · Liddall · Lydall · Loydall

  1. A habitational surname.
  2. abbreviation Short for Liddel Water, a river in England and Scotland.

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"Liddel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/liddel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{liddel_2026,
  title = {Liddel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/liddel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}