"Paddington" meaning in English

See Paddington in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /pædɪŋtən/ [UK] Forms: Paddingtons [plural]
Etymology: From the Old English personal name Padda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{taxfmt|Padda|genus}} Padda, {{m|ang|-ing||belonging to}} -ing (“belonging to”), {{m|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Paddington (countable and uncountable, plural Paddingtons)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    An urban area of Westminster, London, England, noted for its major railway terminus (OS grid ref TQ2681).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater London, England, Places in London
    Sense id: en-Paddington-en-name-XfPmLo5N Categories (other): Neighbourhoods in England
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A suburban area partly in Woolston parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6389).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Cheshire, England, Places in England, Suburbs in Cheshire, England
    Sense id: en-Paddington-en-name-tJtCZBZi
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    An inner city area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Neighbourhoods in New South Wales, Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Places in Sydney
    Sense id: en-Paddington-en-name-O2t9oLgl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 8 46 7 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 7 50 7 28
  4. (uncountable) A placename:
    An inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Brisbane, Places in Queensland, Suburbs in Queensland
    Sense id: en-Paddington-en-name-77uq92r6
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-Paddington-en-name-zLJicHqr Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 26 16 21 2 36 Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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