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Udell
How to Pronounce Udell
Pronounced yoo-DEL /juˈdɛl/Medium
Meaning: Udell comes from an English surname and place name meaning yew-tree valley, from the Old English elements for the yew tree and a valley, and it was later carried into American use as a given name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Udell is a locational English surname meaning yew-tree valley, built from the Old English words for the yew and a wooded hollow. Like many such surnames it was adopted as a first name, appearing for American boys only sparingly, around 1917.
It was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year at most, and it had faded by the nineteen-eighties. A boy named Udell then would be over a hundred years old today. It reads as an old surname-name rather than a modern choice.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Udell mean?
It is an English surname name meaning yew-tree valley.
How do you pronounce Udell?
It is said yoo-DEL /juˈdɛl/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Udell a boy or girl name?
Udell is used as a boys name.
How popular is Udell?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the nineteen-tens.