Findon

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1208).

OriginOld English finn →
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Meanings

proper nounFindon (countable and uncountable, plural Findons)

plural Findons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1208).
    2. countableuncountableA coastal village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO9397).
    3. countableuncountableA western suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfinn“coarse grass”
  2. EnglishFindon

From either Old English finn (“coarse grass”) or fīn (“heap, pile, especially of wood”) + dūn (“hill”).

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APA

Findon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Findon

MLA

“Findon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Findon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Findon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Findon.

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