Meanings
croydon1
Croydon2
- A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey (OS grid ref TQ3265).
- A London borough of Greater London.
- A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149).
- A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
- A place in the United States:
- A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
- A census-designated place in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
- A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa.
- A place in Australia:
- A suburb of Sydney in the Municipality of Burwood and Inner West council area, New South Wales.
- A town and local government area (the Shire of Croydon) in northern Queensland.
- A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
plural Croydons
- historicalA kind of carriage like a gig, originally of wickerwork.
Origin
- Old Englishdenu“valley”
- Latincrocus“saffron”
- Old Englishcroh“saffron”
- Old EnglishCrogedene
- EnglishCroydon
From Old English Crogedene ("saffron valley"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).
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croydon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croydon
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