What's In A Name?

Why oh why did it have a be a road of student accommodation?

According to Wikipedia Drysdale is a Scottish familial lineage belonging to the Douglas clan. The name derives from Dryfesdale, a location in Lanarkshire.

People

* Art Drysdale (born 1939), Canadian celebrity gardener
* Denise Drysdale (born 1947), Australian entertainer
* Don Drysdale (1936-1993), pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
* Dougal Drysdale, Professor Emeritus in Fire Safety Engineering at The University of Edinburgh
* Gordon Drysdale (born 1948), Canadian automotive and nostalgia artist
* Jason Drysdale (born 1970), English footballer
* Katherine Drysdale (born 1959) Canadian artist
* Mahé Drysdale (born 1978), New Zealand rower
* Peter Drysdale (born 1938), Australian academic, Emeritus Professor of Economics and Visiting Fellow at The Australian National University.
* Robert Drysdale, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and aspiring professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.
* Russell Drysdale (1912?1981), Australian artist
* Sydney Drysdale, English bowler (lawn bowls) - skippered the gold medal winning Fours at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia

Places

* Drysdale, Buenos Aires, a settlement in Carlos Tejador Partido, Argentina
* Drysdale, Victoria, a town on the Bellarine Peninsula near Geelong, in Victoria, Australia

Other

* Drysdale (sheep) breed of sheep developed by Dr Francis Dry in 1931 in New Zealand
* Drysdale V8, an Australian brand of motorcycle
* Milburn Drysdale, fictional president of the Commerce Bank of Beverly Hills