Haddon

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English Haddedune ← Old English hæþ →
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Meanings

proper nounHaddon (countable and uncountable, plural Haddons)

plural Haddons

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1392).
  3. countableuncountableA suburb of Johannesburg in Gauteng province, South Africa.
  4. countableuncountableA township in Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia.
  5. countableuncountableA township in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States.
  6. countableuncountableA township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhæþ“heath”
  2. Middle EnglishHaddedune
  3. EnglishHaddon

# For the place in Cambridgeshire: 'Hædda's Hill', from Middle English Haddedune, from Old English personal name Headda + dūn (“hill”). # For all other places in England (including derivative compounds): 'Heath Hill', from Old English hæþ (“heath”) + dūn (“hill”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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