Basildon
town · Essex
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Basildon likely means 'Bassa's hill'. 'Bassa' is an Old English personal name, and 'dun' means hill. It refers to a hill associated with Bassa.
Word origins
- Basil
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Bassa "personal name")
- don
- Old Englishhill(from dun "hill")
Historical forms
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