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Purdon

Purdon proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Purdon (countable and uncountable, plural Purdons)

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Navarro County, Texas, United States.

Forms of Purdon

pluralPurdons

Origin of Purdon

Metathesized variant of Prudhomme.

Questions about Purdon

What does Purdon mean?
Purdon means a surname.
What part of speech is Purdon?
Purdon is a proper noun.

Words near Purdon in the dictionary

  1. purdiest
  2. Purdin
  3. Purdins
  4. Purdom
  5. Purdoms
  6. Purdon
  7. purdonian
  8. purdonians
  9. purdonium
  10. purdoniums
  11. Purdons

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