Eddington

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/ˈɛdɪŋtən/

proper noun

A village in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SU3469).

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Meanings

proper nounEddington (countable and uncountable, plural Eddingtons)

plural Eddingtons · alternative Edington

  1. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA village in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SU3469).
    2. countableuncountableA neighbourhood developed since 2014 in north-west Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, named after Arthur Eddington (OS grid ref TL4259).
    3. countableuncountableA suburban village next to Herne Bay, Canterbury district, Kent, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TR1767).
    4. countableuncountableA town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Loddon and the Shire of Mount Alexander, north western Victoria, Australia
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Ēada + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

Eddington. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eddington

MLA

“Eddington.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eddington. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eddington,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eddington.

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