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in reply to a message by Dbaldridge
Baldridge:
1. English: from a Middle English personal name, Baldrik (see Baldree). In the British Isles, the name now occurs chiefly in northeastern England.
2. Possibly an altered spelling of the cognate German name Baldrich [see Baldric in BtN's database].
Baldree:
1. Variant of English Baldry.
Baldry:
1. English: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’ + rîc ‘power’ [see Baldric in BtN's database]. This may have been present in Old English in a form Bealdrîc, but it was reintroduced by the Normans as Baldri, Baudri, and it is from these forms that the surname is derived.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press. http://snipurl.com/cs6e.
EDIT: Fixed formatting.
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
1. English: from a Middle English personal name, Baldrik (see Baldree). In the British Isles, the name now occurs chiefly in northeastern England.
2. Possibly an altered spelling of the cognate German name Baldrich [see Baldric in BtN's database].
Baldree:
1. Variant of English Baldry.
Baldry:
1. English: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’ + rîc ‘power’ [see Baldric in BtN's database]. This may have been present in Old English in a form Bealdrîc, but it was reintroduced by the Normans as Baldri, Baudri, and it is from these forms that the surname is derived.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press. http://snipurl.com/cs6e.
EDIT: Fixed formatting.
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
This message was edited 2/14/2005, 4:36 PM
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