Rawdon

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/ˈɹɔːdən/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2139).

OriginOld Norse rauðr ← Old English dūn →
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Meanings

proper nounRawdon (countable and uncountable, plural Rawdons)

plural Rawdons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2139).
  2. countableuncountableA former township in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, now included in Stirling-Rawdon township.
  3. countableuncountableA municipality in Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Lanaudière region, Quebec, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdūn“hill”
  2. Old Norserauðr“red”
  3. EnglishRawdon

From Old Norse rauðr (“red”) + Old English dūn (“hill”).

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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