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Eggington

Eggington proper noun: a village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9525).

Proper noun

Eggington (countable and uncountable, plural Eggingtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9525).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Eggington

pluralEggingtons
alternative formEginton

Origin of Eggington

Recorded as Ekendon in the XII and XIII centuries, the placename derives from Old English ǣċen (“oaken”) + dūn (“hill”).

Questions about Eggington

What does Eggington mean?
Eggington means a village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9525).
What part of speech is Eggington?
Eggington is a proper noun.

Words near Eggington in the dictionary

  1. Eggimann
  2. egginess
  3. egging
  4. egging on
  5. eggings
  6. Eggington
  7. Eggingtons
  8. Egginton
  9. Eggintons
  10. eggish
  11. egglayer

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