Plowden

P3L1O1W4D2E1N1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English plega + denu →
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Meanings

proper nounPlowden (countable and uncountable, plural Plowdens)

plural Plowdens

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Lydbury North parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3787), probably the origin of the surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishplega + denu
  2. EnglishPlowden

From Old English plega + denu, recorded as Plaueden in 1252.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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