Tweedle
- Tweedle
This surname recorded in a wide range of spellings including Tweedell,
Tweedle,
Twidale,
Twydale,
Twydell,
and many other forms,
is of Northern English and Scottish origin.
It is a both a "Border Reivers" surname for someone who lived in the valley of the Tweed river,
in Northumberland,
and also tribal in that nameholders owed allegiance both to the English and Scottish monarchs,
or often -
neither!
In 1376 John de Tweddale was a tenant of the earl of Douglas,
whilst in 1404 John Twedale and Andrew de Twedale were registered as being "archers of the East March of Scotland".
The name derives from the Olde English and later Welsh "tywad" meaning "hemming in" with reference to the deep and narrow valley at points along the river course,
plus "doel",
later "dale",
meaning " a deep valley".
Later surname examples taken from church recordings include Roger Twyedell,
a witness at St.
Martins church,
Ludgate,
London,
on March 11th 1581,
Margaret Twiddell,
christened at the church of St.
Botolph,
Bishopsgate,
London,
on June 13th 1641,
and Mary Tweedell,
christened at St.
Dunstans in the East,
Stepney,
on May 17th 1685.
The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert de Twedhall,
which was dated 1279,
in the "Assize Rolls of Northumberland",
during the reign of King Edward 1,
known as "The Hammer of the Scots",
1272 -
1307.
Throughout the centuries surnames in every country have continued to "develop",
often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Surnames reference.
2013.
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Tweedle — Twee dle, v. t. [Cf. {Twiddle}.] [Written also {twidle}.] 1. To handle lightly; said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure. [1913 Webster] A fiddler brought in with him a body of lusty young … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tweedle — [twēd′ l] vi., vt. tweedled, tweedling [echoic of a reed pipe] 1. to pipe, sing, etc. shrilly 2. [infl. by WHEEDLE] to cajole or wheedle … English World dictionary
Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum — «Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum» … Википедия
Tweedle Dee — [ Tweedle Dee by LaVern Baker ] Tweedlee Dee is a rhythm and blues novelty song with a Latin influenced riff written by Winfield Scott [cite web url=http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/elvisnews qandawithwinfieldscott.shtml title=Interview with… … Wikipedia
Tweedle-dee — noun a) A fictional little fat man who is the twin brother of Tweedle dum and appears in multiple artistic works, including certain nursery rhymes and Lewis Carrolls . Some ſay, compar’d to Bononcini, / That Mynheer Handel’s but a Ninny; / Others … Wiktionary
Tweedle-dum — noun a) A fictional little fat man who is the twin brother of Tweedle dee and appears in multiple artistic works, including certain nursery rhymes and Lewis Carrolls . Some ſay, compar’d to Bononcini, / That Mynheer Handel’s but a Ninny; / Others … Wiktionary
tweedle — /tweed l/, v., tweedled, tweedling. v.i. 1. to produce high pitched, modulated sounds, as a singer, bird, or musical instrument. 2. to perform lightly upon a musical instrument. v.t. 3. to lure by or as by music: The Pied Piper tweedled the… … Universalium
tweedle — verb (mistakenly?) to twiddle … Wiktionary
tweedle — Synonyms and related words: anthem, bagpipe, ballad, bay, beep, bell, blare, blast, blat, blow, blow a horn, blow the horn, bray, bugle, carillon, carol, chant, cheep, chip, chipper, chirm, chirp, chirrup, chitter, choir, chorus, clarion, croon,… … Moby Thesaurus
tweedle — v. fiddle, fuss with; twist, coil; chirp, produce high pitched sounds; play lightly on a musical instrument; attract with music, lure with music … English contemporary dictionary