Etymology

Biddenden

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8438). Full definition →

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From the Old English personal name *Bida + -ing (“belonging to”) + denn (“woodland pasture for swine”).

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