"Breedon" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Breedons [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from the village of Breedon on the Hill, in Leicestershire, from the unattested Proto-Celtic word *brez (“hill”) (compare *brixs) + Old English dūn (“hill”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cel-pro|-}} Proto-Celtic, {{der|en|ang|dūn||hill}} Old English dūn (“hill”) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Breedon (plural Breedons)
  1. A surname. Synonyms: Breeden

Inflected forms

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