Eddington.
A placename
Meaning & usage
A placename A village in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SU3469).
A placename A neighbourhood developed since 2014 in north-west Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, named after Arthur Eddington (OS grid ref TL4259).
A placename A suburban village next to Herne Bay, Canterbury district, Kent, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TR1767).
A placename A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.
A placename A census-designated place in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
A placename A locality in the Shire of Loddon and the Shire of Mount Alexander, north western Victoria, Australia
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English personal name Ēada + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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