Duddingston
suburban area · City of Edinburgh
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Duddingston is likely derived from a personal name, possibly 'Dudda', combined with Old English 'tun' meaning 'settlement' or 'farmstead'. It refers to Dudda's settlement.
Word origins
- Dudding
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Dudda "personal name")
- ston
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")