# Trousdale

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Reduced form of *Troutsdale, meaning "trout pool", from Old English truht (“trout”) + steall (“fishing ground”); akin to trout stall. The second element was eventually misanalysed as dale.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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