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English
Etymology
From Old English Rēadingas, the name of a tribe or clan of early Anglo-Saxon England whose capital was at Reading. Not related to reading.
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Reading
- A surname.
- A large town in Berkshire, England.
- A unitary authority and borough (Reading Borough Council) in Berkshire.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A minor city in Lyon County, Kansas.
- A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- A city and township in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Nobles County, Minnesota.
- A ghost town in Pike County, Missouri.
- A town in Schuyler County, New York.
- A city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, named after Reading in Berkshire, England.
- A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
- A number of other townships, listed under Reading Township.
- A small town in Saint James parish, Jamaica.
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