Etymology

Plympton

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Today it means: A former town which is now a suburb of Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5456). Full definition →

Old English Plȳmentūn
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  1. Old English · inherited fromPlȳmentūn
  2. English todayPlympton

From Middle English, from Old English Plȳmentūn (c. 900), from *plymen (“growing with plum trees”), from plūme (“plum tree”). Doublet of Plumpton.

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