# Croydon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɹɔɪdən/ · frequency rank #22,049

## Definitions
1. A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.
2. A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.
3. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149).
4. A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A place in the United States:
8. A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa.
9. A place in Australia:
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11. A place in Australia:
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## Etymology
From Old English Crogedene ("saffron valley"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).

## Easily confused with
- **cordon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cordon-vs-croydon)
- **crayon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crayon-vs-croydon)
- **Condon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condon-vs-croydon)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccroydon`, `corydon`, `crodyon`, `croyddon`, `croydno`, `croydonn`, `croyodn`, `croyydon`, `crroydon`, `cryodon`, `rcoydon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/croydon