"Blaydon" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbleɪdən/ Forms: Blaydons [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from Old English blāw (“blue”) + dūn (“hill”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|blāw||blue}} Old English blāw (“blue”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Blaydon (countable and uncountable, plural Blaydons)
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, which is also known as Blaydon-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NZ1863). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Tyne and Wear, England, Towns in England, Towns in Tyne and Wear, England
    Sense id: en-Blaydon-en-name-jE0LJ72E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Blaydon-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Inflected forms

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