Maidell meaning | Last name Maidell origin

Maidell is the variation of the Maydwell. Local; "the well of the Maid," i.e. the Virgin Mary - a sacred well dedicated to that saint.

Maidell is the variant form of the Meadway. The Medway, a river of Kent.

The family name is a form of Medwin. The baptismal name is said to occur so early as the second century, in the story of King Lucius and Pope Eleutherius. In the unreformed calendar, the feast of St. Medwyn stands for January 1. The saint was buried in Scotland, in which country there is a river called Medwin, county of Lanark.