Paddington.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: An urban area of Westminster, London, England, noted for its major railway terminus (OS grid ref TQ2681).
A placename: A suburban area in Poulton-with-Fearnhead parish and Woolston parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6389).
A placename: A suburb of Sydney in the Sydney council area and the Woollahra council area, New South Wales, Australia.
A placename: An inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English personal name Padda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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