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Reading.

A surname.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɹɛdɪŋ/

  1. A surname.

  2. A large town in Berkshire, England.

  3. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Lyon County, Kansas.

  4. A number of places in the United States: A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A city and township in Hillsdale County, Michigan.

  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nobles County, Minnesota.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Pike County, Missouri.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A town in Schuyler County, New York.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A city in Hamilton County, Ohio.

  10. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, named after Reading in Berkshire, England.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A town in Windsor County, Vermont.

  13. A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, listed under Reading Township.

  14. A small town in Saint James parish, Jamaica.

Where this word comes from

From Old English Rēadingas, the name of a tribe or clan of early Anglo-Saxon England whose capital was at Reading. Not related to reading.

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