Trousdale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Trousdale Trousdales

Etymology

Reduced form of *Troutsdale, meaning "trout pool", from Old English truht (“trout”) + steall (“fishing ground”); akin to trout stall. The second element was eventually misanalysed as dale.

Derived words

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