Weddington
hamlet · Kent
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This settlement's name means 'Wudda's people'. It is derived from an Old English personal name and the Old English word 'ingas' meaning people or followers, with the addition of 'tun' meaning settlement.
Word origins
- Wedding
- Old EnglishAttestedFrom the personal name Wudda and the suffix -ingas(from Wudda "personal name", ingas "people, followers")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
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