"Plowden" meaning in English

See Plowden in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Plowdens [plural]
Etymology: From Old English plaga + denu, recorded as Plaueden in 1252. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|plaga + denu}} Old English plaga + denu Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Plowdens}} Plowden (countable and uncountable, plural Plowdens)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Plowden-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A hamlet in Lydbury North parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3787), probably the origin of the surname. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Shropshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Shropshire, England
    Sense id: en-Plowden-en-name-XL1ToYI~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95

Inflected forms

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