Hendon

H4E1N1D2O1N1
UK/hɛndən/

proper noun

A suburban area in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2288).

OriginOld English hēan →
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Meanings

proper nounHendon (countable and uncountable, plural Hendons)

plural Hendons

  1. countableuncountableA suburban area in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2288).
  2. countableuncountableAn eastern suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ4056).
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Lakeview, No. 337, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA rural town in Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
  5. countableuncountableA suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
  6. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēan
  2. EnglishHendon

From Old English hēan, dative case of hēah (“high”), + dūn (“hill”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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