Etymology

Longden

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, south-west of Shrewsbury (OS grid ref SJ4406). Full definition →

Old English lang
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromlang“long”
  2. English todayLongden

From Old English lang (“long”) + denu (“valley”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishlang all →

longlangleyLangdonLangstonLandonLangfordLongfordLanghamLongworthLangdaleLongbottomLongfieldlangridgeLangworthyLongdonLangdownLangthorne

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