Eggington

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Eggington

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Recorded as Ekendon in the XII and XIII centuries, the placename derives from Old English ǣċen (“oaken”) + dūn (“hill”).

proper noun Eggingtons · Eginton

countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9525).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{eggington_2026,
  title = {Eggington},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eggington},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}