Etymology

Sugden

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Today it means: A surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English suċġa
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromsuċġa“kind of small bird”
  2. English todaySugden

Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Old English suċġa (“kind of small bird”) + dene (“valley”).

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