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Ovenden

Ovenden proper noun: a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0727).

Proper noun

Ovenden (countable and uncountable, plural Ovendens)

  1. A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0727).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Ovenden

pluralOvendens

Origin of Ovenden

From the dative form of the Old English personal name Ofa + denu (“valley”).

Questions about Ovenden

What does Ovenden mean?
Ovenden means a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0727).
What part of speech is Ovenden?
Ovenden is a proper noun.

Words near Ovenden in the dictionary

  1. oven-ready
  2. ovenable
  3. ovenbird
  4. ovenbirds
  5. ovenchyma
  6. Ovenden
  7. Ovendens
  8. ovened
  9. ovenette
  10. ovenettes
  11. ovenful

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