Given name & surname
Rawdon
“from the hill”
Rawdon is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “from the hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “from the hill.”
Where it comes from
Rawdon comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse rauðr (“red”), from Old English dūn (“hill”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Rawdon’s family of names
Rawdon has a related form in Rawdan. Rawdon has a related form in Rawden. Rawdon has a related form in Rawdin.
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Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Rawdon
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