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Blaydon

/ˈbleɪdən/

Where it comes from

Perhaps from Old English blāw (“blue”) + dūn (“hill”).

proper noun Blaydons

countable, uncountable A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, which is also known as Blaydon-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NZ1863).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Blaydon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blaydon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Blaydon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blaydon

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"Blaydon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blaydon.

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@misc{blaydon_2026,
  title = {Blaydon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blaydon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}