Kingsdown
suburban area · Swindon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill or ridge associated with a king or royal land. 'King' denotes a monarch, and 'down' refers to a hill or open country.
Word origins
- king
- Old EnglishAttestedking(from cyning "king")
- down
- Old Englishhill, down(from dun "hill, down")
Historical forms
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