Meanings
plural Playdens · alternative Playdon
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ955226).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
- Old Englishplega“game”
- EnglishPlayden
From Old English plega (“game”) + dene (“valley”).
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Cite this entry
Playden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Playden
“Playden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Playden. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Playden,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Playden.
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