Etymology

Weedon

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8118). Full definition →

Old English wēoh
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromwēoh“pre-Christian idol”
  2. English todayWeedon

From Old English wēoh (“pre-Christian idol”) + dun (“hill”).

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