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BRIDEWELL
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English
English : habitational name from a place in South Yorkshire named Birdwell, from Old English bridd ‘bird’ + wella ‘spring’, ‘stream’, or from Bridwell in Devon or Bridewell in Wiltshire, the first element of which may be an Old English word, br̄d ‘surging’. The surname is now very rare in the British Isles.
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English
English : habitational name from some minor place called Brid(e)well, as for example Bridwell in Uffculme, Devon, or Bridewell Springs in Westbury, Wiltshire; both are named with Old English br̄d ‘surging’ or br̄d ‘bride’ + well(a) ‘spring’ (perhaps a spring associated with a fertility cult). There may be other places so called with different derivations, for example from Old English bridd ‘nestling’, ‘young bird’ or from St. Bride (see Kilbride).
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English (Wiltshire)
English (Wiltshire) : topographic name for someone who lived by a well dedicated to St. Bride or by a stream frequented by birds (Old English bridd).
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Hebrew
(×ַבְרָהָ×) Variant spelling of Hebrew Abraham, AVRAHAM means "father of a multitude."Â
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Muslim/Islamic
Unique matchless, precious gem
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Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Lord Vishnu
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British, Christian, English, Latin
Gentle; Mild; Giving Mercy; Diminutive of Clement
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African
honorable; or, thunderous.
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English
Originally a variant spelling of English Helen, possibly ELLEN means "torch." Now considered an independent name.
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Tamil
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Bestowing strength, Power
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Indian
Right direction
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Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Oriya, Parsi, Sindhi, Telugu
Gold Coin; Gold Unit of Coinage; Name of the Grandfather of Abu Bin Thabit
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Greek American English
Fruitful, productive. Famous bearer: St Eustace (Eustachins) was a martyred 2nd century Roman...
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n.
A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.