# Laidler

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].

## Etymology
Various origins:
* A variant of the Scottish surname Laidlaw.
* Occupational surname for a maker of ladles, from an agent derivative of Middle English ladel (“ladle”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/laidler