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Paddington
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English
<dab>
Etymology
From the en ang - personal name Padda genus + ang -ing belonging to + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpædɪŋtən/ UK,US
en ædɪŋtən 3
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en urban area city/Westminster city/London cc/England, noted for its major London Paddington station railway terminus OS grid ref TQ2681. Ward map (Westminster)
en suburban area in par/Poulton-with-Fearnhead and par/Woolston bor/Warrington co/Cheshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ6389.
en suburb of city/Sydney in the carea/Sydney and the carea/Woollahra s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en suburb of city/Brisbane in the city:Pref/Brisbane s/Queensland c/Australia.
en countable en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Paddingtonian
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Paddington is the 18955th most common surname in England, belonging to 246 individuals.
References
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en Rail transportation