Ridley Definition

ridlē
ridleys
noun
Any of a genus (Lepidochelys, family Cheloniidae) of gray or olive marine turtles of tropical waters with a broad, heart-shaped shell.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A surname.

Wiktionary
A male given name, or rarely a female one, transferred from the surname.
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Other Word Forms of Ridley

Noun

Singular:
ridley
Plural:
ridleys

Origin of Ridley

  • Place names in England, Old English hrÄ“ad (“reeds") or rydde (“cleared land") + lÄ“ah (“wood, clearing").

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  • Unknown origin.

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Ridley Sentence Examples

  • Maybe that Ridley Pearson mystery I'm working on and a tooth brush.

  • Ridley and Latimer were unflinching, and suffered bravely at the stake on the 16th of October 1555.

  • Probably through the influence of Ridley, who had been master of Pembroke Hall, Grindal was selected as one of the Protestant disputants during the visitation of 1549.

  • When Ridley became bishop of London, he made Grindal one of his chaplains and gave him the precentorship of St Paul's.

  • This was similar to the view now held by Cranmer and Ridley, but it is difficult to prove that Vermigli had any great influence in the modifications of the Book of Common Prayer made in 1552.

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Words Starting With

RRIRID

Words Ending With

YEYLEY

Unscrambles

ridley

Words Starting With R and Ending With Y

Starts With R & Ends With YStarts With RI & Ends With YStarts With R & Ends With EY

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With R6 Letter Words Ending With Y