Lansdown

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English langet →
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Meanings

proper nounLansdown (countable and uncountable, plural Lansdowns)

plural Lansdowns · alternative Lansdowne

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA neighbourhood in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9321).
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Charlcombe parish, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7268).
  4. countableuncountableA suburb of Bath, Somerset (OS grid ref ST7466).

Origin

  1. Old Englishlanget“long strip of ground”
  2. EnglishLansdown

Habitational surname, probably from Old English langet (“long strip of ground”) + dūn (“hill”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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