Haddington
town · East Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable5 sources · historical forms · name elements
Haddington's name means 'Hadda's people' or 'Hadda's settlement'. It is named after a person named Hadda and refers to the settlement of his followers or his homestead.
Word origins
- Hadda
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Hadda "personal name")
- ing
- Old Englishpeople of(from ing "people of")
- tūn
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "town, settlement")
Historical forms
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