Billington

专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England; the parish was previously named Great Billington (OS grid ref SP9422). countable,uncountable
  2. A village in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7335). countable,uncountable
  3. A hamlet in Bradley parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8820). countable,uncountable
  4. A habitational surname from Old English. countable,uncountable

词形变化

Billingtons plural Billinton alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
Great Billington Little Billington

词源

Two different origins:
* The place in Bedfordshire is recorded in 1196 as Billendon, from the Old English personal name *Billa + -ing (“belonging to”) + dūn (“hill”).
* The village in Lancashire is probably named with *billing (“sword-shaped, ridge-shaped”) (see bill) + dūn (“hill”).
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