The bridwell Surname
bridwell Name Meaning and History
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
br¯d ‘surging’ or br¯d ‘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).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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