Findon

A placename:

Proper noun

  1. A placename:

    1. A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1208).

    2. A coastal village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO9397).

    3. A western suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.

  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From either Old English finn (“coarse grass”) or fīn (“heap, pile, especially of wood”) + dūn (“hill”).

Forms

Findons

Derived

Findon Creek Findon haddock Findon Valley