Bedwell

/bɛdˈwɛl/ noun

Definition

A surname; historically may have referred to someone living near a well and a bed of flowers or meadow.

Etymology

From Old English 'bedd' (bed/flower-bed) combined with 'well' (a water source). Place-name surnames often combined geographical features.

Kelly Says

Bedwell as a surname shows how English surnames encoded the landscape—someone's ancestor probably had a memorable location near both a well and a cultivated bed of plants, distinctive enough to become their identifying name.

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