Paddington
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English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Padda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paddington (countable and uncountable, plural Paddingtons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- An urban area of Westminster, London, England, noted for its major railway terminus (OS grid ref TQ2681).
- A suburban area partly in Woolston parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6389).
- An inner city area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- An inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Paddington is the 18955th most common surname in England, belonging to 246 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Paddington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears