Etymology

Ashdon

A1S1H4D2O1N1

Today it means: A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England, located about 6 km (4 miles) (6 km) northeast of Saffron Walden and 37 km (23 miles) northwest of Chelmsford (OS grid ref TL5842). Full definition →

Old English æsċ
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  1. Old English · derived fromæsċ“ashtree”
  2. English todayAshdon

From Old English æsċ (“ashtree”) + dūn (“hill”), "hill growing with ashtrees".

Words from the same roots

Old Englishæsċ all →

ashdashAshlandAshcroftAshbyAshworthAshmoreAshdownAshburyAshbourneashwoodAshurstAxfordæscAshcottAshtree

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.