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Addington.

A place in England:

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈædɪŋtən/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A place in England: A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP742286).

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  2. A place in England: A northern suburb of Liskeard, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2565).

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  3. A place in England: A village in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3764).

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  4. A place in England: A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ639535).

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  5. A place in England: A hamlet in Nether Kellet parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, divided into Higher Addington and Lower Addington (OS grid ref SD5268).

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  6. A town near the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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  7. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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  8. A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States.

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  9. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

Probably from the Old English personal names *Eadda or *Æddi + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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