Ridley (name)
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Ridley is a surname and given name that originated from locations in Cheshire, Kent, Northumberland, and Essex counties in England. The name derives from Old English, either hrēod (reeds) + lēah (wood or clearing), or rydde (cleared land) + lēah.[1][2][3]
| Pronunciation | /ˈridli/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Primarily male |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old English |
| Word/name | Combination of hrēod and lēah or rydde and lēah |
| Meaning | "reeds" + "wood" or "clearing", or "cleared land" + "wood" or "clearing". |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Ridly |
| Related names | Ripley |
People
[edit]Surname
[edit]- Aaron Ridley, British philosopher
- Aaron J. Ridley, American atmospheric researcher
- Adam Ridley (born 1942), British economist
- Alan Ridley (1910–1993), Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s
- Alice Tan Ridley (born 1952), gospel and R&B singer
- Andrew Ridley (born 1968), Australian cricketer
- Arnold Ridley (1896–1984), English actor
- Bill Ridley (1934–2019), American basketball player
- Brian Ridley (born 1931), British solid-state physicist
- Calvin Ridley (born 1994), American football player
- Cicely Ridley (1927–2008), British-American applied mathematician
- Cyril Ridley (1895–1920), British World War I flying ace
- Daisy Ridley (born 1992), English actress
- Dave Ridley (1916–1998), Welsh footballer
- David Ridley (born 1954), English cricketer
- F. A. Ridley (1897–1994), British marxist, secularist, and writer
- Fred Ridley (born 1952), American amateur golfer and golf administrator
- Florida Ruffin Ridley (1861–1943), African-American civil rights activist, teacher, writer, and editor
- Gary Ridley (1945-2022), American engineers
- George Ridley (Labour politician) (1886–1944), British Member of Parliament
- George Ridley (Whig politician) (1818–1887), British Member of Parliament
- Greg Ridley (1942–2003), English rock bassist
- Harold Ridley (Jesuit) (1939–2005), President of Loyola College, Maryland (1994–2005)
- Harold Ridley (ophthalmologist) (1906–2001), English ophthalmologist
- Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855–1956), English botanist
- Humphrey Ridley (1653–1708), English physician
- Ian Ridley (1934–2008), Australian rules footballer
- Jack Ridley (engineer) (1919–2006), New Zealand civil engineer and politician
- Jack Ridley (pilot) (1915–1957), American aeronautical engineer, and U.S. Air Force test pilot and officer
- James Ridley (footballer), English footballer
- Jane Ridley (born 1953), British biographer
- Jasper Nicholas Ridley (1887–1951), British banker
- Jasper Ridley (1920–2004), British writer known for historical biographies
- Jeanne Clare Ridley (1925–2007), American sociologist, statistician, and demographer
- John Ridley (born 1965), American film director, actor, and writer
- John Ridley (footballer) (1952–2020), English soccer player
- John Ridley (inventor) (1806–1887), best known for "Ridley's Stripper"
- John S. Ridley (1882–1934), Canadian politician
- Lancelot Ridley (died 1576), divinity rector of Stretham and father of physician Mark Ridley
- Mabel Ridley (1895–1938), African-American singer
- Michael Ridley (born 1955), English author, archaeologist and orientalist
- Malcolm Ridley (born 1966), actor and writer
- Mark Ridley (physician) (1560–1624), English physician and mathematician
- Mark Ridley (zoologist) (born 1956), English zoologist
- Matt Ridley (born 1958), British science writer, financier
- Matthew Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley (1842–1904), British politician and statesman
- Roy Ridley (1890–1969), academic, writer and poet
- Mike Ridley (born 1963), ice hockey centre
- Nicholas Ridley (martyr) (died 1555), English bishop
- Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale (1929–1993), British politician
- Philip Ridley (born 1964), British artist
- Riley Ridley (born 1996) American football player
- Rita Ridley (1946–2013), English runner
- Rosalind Ridley (born 1949) Neuropsychologist
- Stevan Ridley (born 1989), American football player
- Yvonne Ridley (born 1958), English journalist
Given name
[edit]- Ridley Burton (1893–1974), English professional footballer
- Ridley Bent (born 1979), Canadian country singer-songwriter
- Ridley Duppuy (1881–1944), Anglican bishop
- Ridly Greig (born 2002), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Ridley Haim Herschell (1807–1864), Polish-born British minister
- Ridley Jacobs (born 1967), West Indian cricketer
- Ridley McLean (1872–1933), US Navy Admiral
- Ridley Pakenham-Walsh (1888–1966), British general
- Ridley Pearson (born 1953), American Author
- Ridley Plaisted (1885–1954), Australian rules footballer
- Ridley Scott (born 1937), English film director
- Ridley Wills II (born 1934), American author and historian
See also
[edit]- Viscount Ridley, a title created in 1900 for Matthew Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley
References
[edit]- ^ Lower, Mark Antony (1860). Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom. J.R. Smith. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-7884-0456-6.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (17 November 2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2253. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia; Hardcastle, Kate (27 July 2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-157854-0.
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