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Eddington
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English
Alternative forms
en Edington
Etymology
en terms suffixed with -ton From the en ang - personal name ang Ēada + ang -ing belonging to + ang tūn enclosure; settlement, town.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛdɪŋtən/
Proper noun
~ s
A placename
en village par/Hungerford dist/West Berkshire co/Berkshire cc/England c/UK OS grid ref SU3469.
en neighbourhood developed since 2014 in north-west city/Cambridge co/Cambridgeshire cc/England c/UK named after en Arthur Eddington OS grid ref TL4259.
en suburban village next to town/Herne Bay dist/Canterbury co/Kent cc/England c/UK OS grid ref TR1767.
en town co/Penobscot County s/Maine c/USA.
en CDP co/Bucks County s/Pennsylvania c/USA.
en locality shire:Pref/Loddon and the shire:Pref/Mount Alexander north western s/Victoria c/Australia
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en East Eddington Eddingtonian Eddington limit Eddington luminosity Eddington number super-Eddington sub-Eddington
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Eddington is the 9539th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3408 individuals. Eddington is most common among White (70.72%) and Black/African American (23.03%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en ddeginnot tinned dog