| Show names elbridge eldridge dridge EI have different meanings differing by only one letter and sounding so much alike that it is difficult to distinguish them froni from each other the names elbridge and eldridge dridge EI nevertheless have entirely different meanings writes florence A cowles in the cleveland plain dealer elbridge is of anglo saxon origin and means dweller at the little bridge a place name which was first a surname and is now also used as a given name elbridge gerry 1744 1814 was a signer of the declaration of independence pen dence governor of massachusetts and vice president of the united states his name gave rise to the political term gerrymander denoting an unfair division of electoral districts when governor he signed a bill dividing the state into new senatorial districts bringing many federalist votes into one district one of the districts was shaped like a huge salamander and someone coined for it the word gerrymander elbridge T gerry 1837 1927 grandson of the foregoing was a lawyer and philanthropist founder of the society for the prevention of cruelty to children I 1 eldridge dridge EI has two origins and two meanings its teutonic meaning is mature counselor and its anglo saxon meaning fearful fe irful terrible related to the adjective eldritch eldridge dridge EI is another form of eldred or eldredge and related on the teutonic side to the word elder |
