Where does “Bridwell” come from?

Bridwell (English) comes from Old English bridd — young bird, chick; chicken.

Ancestry of “Bridwell”, step by step

Bridwell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bridd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbriddyoung bird, chick; chicken

via Old English wella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwella
Every word from Old English bridd
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