The idle Surname
idle Name Meaning and History
- Welsh: from the Welsh personal name Ith(a)el, Old Welsh Iudhail ‘bountiful lord’.
- English: habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire, which is probably named with a derivative of Old English idel ‘unused ground’, ‘patch of waste land’.
- English: derogatory nickname from Middle English idel ‘idle’, ‘indolent’, ‘useless’, ‘worthless’, ‘devoid of good works’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Annabel Idle |
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| Martin and John Idle | Dorla Stork | 30 |
| on the last name Idle |
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| Idle form England, UK | Paul Gray | 7 |
| Champaign County, Ohio Idle | Joan Longbrake | 1 |
| Amelia Mintie Cordella (Wisdom) Idle - Obituary |
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| Charles and Harriett Idle, Durango. Colorado |
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| Idle genealogy |
PMaish0050
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| Idle | Wilna | 1 |
| Michael Idle | Wendy Dennis | 1 |
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