English Explanatory Dictionary

Rawdon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2139).
  2. A former township in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, now included in Stirling-Rawdon township.
  3. A municipality in Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Lanaudière region, Quebec, Canada.
  4. A habitational surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɔːdən/

Word forms

Rawdon Rawdons

Etymology

From Old Norse rauðr (“red”) + Old English dūn (“hill”).

Derived words

Rawdon Island Rawdon Vale
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