English Explanatory Dictionary

Birdwell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3401).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Birdwell Birdwells

Etymology

From Old English bridd (“chick, chickhen; bird”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

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