What is the meaning and origin of the male name Ardell Burdett?

Question:It's my grandfather's birth name in Texas. He went by "Cotton"

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Ardell is going to have the same meaning as it did in the prior days when the question was posed. This is whether it is the first name or the surname or if it will end up to be a middle name in the near future.

As follows:

ARDELL

Swedish: from an unexplained first element + the common suffix of surnames -ell (from Latin -elius).

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BURDETT

French and English (of Norman origin): from a pet form of the Old French personal name Burdo (see Burdon).

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Burdon
English: variant spelling of Burden.
Polish: nickname for a troublemaker (see Burda).

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Burden
1. (of Norman origin) from the Old French personal name Burdo (oblique case Burdon), probably of Germanic origin, but uncertain meaning.

2. nickname for a pilgrim or one who carried a pilgrim’s staff, Middle English, Old French bourdon.

3. habitational name from any of various places called Burdon or Burden. Burden in West Yorkshire and Great Burdon in County Durham are named with Old English burh ‘stronghold’, ‘fortified place’ + dun ‘hill’; Burdon in Tyne and Wear is named with Old English bˉre ‘byre’ + denu ‘valley’.

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Burda
1. Czech, Slovak, and Ukrainian: nickname for a large, loutish fellow, from the vocabulary word burda.

2. Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname for a troublemaker, from Old Polish burda ‘disturbance’, ‘brawl’ (originally meaning ‘burden’, ‘load’).

Best of luck in your research!

Ardell was originally a girl's name, spelled Ardelle.
The Latin translation means attentive.
According to Baby Names World, Burdett means bashful.
Was your grandpa bashfully attentive?

Couldn't find anything on the christian name on www.ancestry.com
Name History and Origin for Ardell Burdett
First Name

We have no name meaning and origin for Ardell

Last Name
Burdett
French and English (of Norman origin): from a pet form of the Old French personal name Burdo (see Burdon).

Hope this helps.