"Ashdown" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Ashdowns [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost place in Berkshire, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + dūn (“mountain, hill”); compare Ashdon, which shares the same etymology. The Battle of Ashdown refers to it. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|æsċ||ash tree}} Old English æsċ (“ash tree”), {{m|ang|dūn||mountain, hill}} dūn (“mountain, hill”), {{m|en|Ashdon}} Ashdon Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Ashdown (countable and uncountable, plural Ashdowns)
  1. A surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Ashdown-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A city, the county seat of Little River County, Arkansas, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Arkansas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ashdown-en-name-3yUDZnRs Categories (other): County seats of Arkansas, USA, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67

Inflected forms

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