Paddington
[ˈpædɪŋtən]Meaning
Old English name from the personal name Padda + -ing + tūn, "Padda's settlement"
Background Story
Paddington is a place name formed from the Old English personal name Padda with the suffixes -ing, "belonging to", and tūn, "enclosure; settlement, town". It is the name of an area of the City of Westminster in central London, and of suburbs in Cheshire, England and in Sydney, Australia. The name is known through the talking bear in Michael Bond's books, first appearing in 1958, who was named for the Paddington train station in London where the family who adopted him found him.
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