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1/16/2025, 7:15 PM jocatchi
4/6/2021, 10:32 AM El is a Beth

Name Weddell
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Scottish, English
Pronounced Pron. WED-əl(Scottish)
Other Forms FormsWeddle, Waddell, Woodle
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Derived from Wedale, the original name of the parish of Stow in Scotland, possibly composed of Old English weoh "idol, image; temple, sacred place", weod "weed, herb", or wedd "pledge, contract" combined with dæl "dale, valley".

A famous bearer is James Weddell, a Scottish navigator and seal hunter who sailed a record 7.69 degrees south of the Antarctic Circle. The Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddelli) is named after him.
Added 4/6/2021 by El is a Beth