Little Missenden

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref SU9298).

OriginMiddle English Missedene ← Old English dene →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref SU9298).

Origin

  1. Old Englishdene
  2. Middle EnglishMissedene
  3. EnglishLittle Missenden

From Middle English Missedene (also Messedena and Musindone), from ? + Old English dene (valley).

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APA

Little Missenden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Missenden

MLA

“Little Missenden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Missenden. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Little Missenden,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Little%20Missenden.

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