"Billington" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Billingtons [plural]
Etymology: Two different origins: * The place in Bedfordshire is recorded in 1196 as Billendon, from the Old English personal name Billa + -ing (“belonging to”) + dūn (“hill”). * The village in Lancashire is probably named with *billing (“sword-shaped, ridge-shaped”) (see bill) + dūn (“hill”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|Billa}} Billa, {{m|ang|-ing||belonging to}} -ing (“belonging to”), {{m|ang|dūn||hill}} dūn (“hill”), {{m|ang|*billing||sword-shaped, ridge-shaped}} *billing (“sword-shaped, ridge-shaped”), {{m|en|bill}} bill, {{m|ang|dūn||hill}} dūn (“hill”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Billingtons}} Billington (countable and uncountable, plural Billingtons)
  1. A civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, previously named Great Billington. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Bedfordshire, England, Places in England
    Sense id: en-Billington-en-name-Vb9ue95N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 27 30
  2. A village in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7335). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Lancashire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Lancashire, England
    Sense id: en-Billington-en-name-KWj0V7cD
  3. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Billington-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Billinton [surname] Derived forms: Great Billington, Little Billington

Inflected forms

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