Etymology

Findon

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1208). Full definition →

Old English finn
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  1. Old English · derived fromfinn“coarse grass”
  2. English todayFindon

From either Old English finn (“coarse grass”) or fīn (“heap, pile, especially of wood”) + dūn (“hill”).

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