Aldington

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Aldington

/ˈɔːl.dɪŋ.tən/ UK
/ˈɔl.dɪŋ.tən/ US
/ˈɑl.dɪŋ.tən/ cot caught merger

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From the Old English personal name Ealda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

proper noun Aldingtons

countable, uncountable A village and civil parish (served by Aldington and Bonnington Parish Council) in Ashford district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR063365).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP064440).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{aldington_2026,
  title = {Aldington},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aldington},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}