Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cuntitone 1086 DB

• Kydinton 1284 Ch

• Kydynton 1350 Eyre

• Kyddynton, Kyddynton iuxta Malpas 1475 Chol

• Kiddinton 1577 Saxton

• Kidington 1484 Orm2

• Kidington alias Cudington 1582 Chol

• Kyddyngton 1542 Plea

• Kyddington 1551 Pat

• Kyddingeton 1580 Orm2

• Cyddington 1635 Chol

• Kiddington 1560 ib

• Cudin(g)ton 1288 Court

• Cudyngton 1360 BPR 1567 ChRR

• Cuddington 1355 Plea

• Cuddynton 1362 ChRR

• Kudyntton 1368 Chol

• Kudynton 1497 Chol

• Cudington iuxta Malpas 1288 Court

• Cudynton iuxta Tilstan 1357 Tourn

• Cuddington alias Kiddington 1640 Orm2

• Cuddington Green & Cuddington Hall 1831 Bry

• Codington 1289 Court

• Codyngton 1523 ChRR

• Coddington 1631 Chol

• Codinton c.1303 ib

• Codintone 1320 ib

• Kedynton 1432,1454 AddCh

• Kuyddington 1620 Orm2

Etymology

Perhaps 'farm called after Cydda', from the OE  pers.n. Cydda and -ingtūn, but Dr von Feilitzen rightly prefers the OE  pers.n. Cud (d )e indicated by the -u - and -o - forms, explaining the -i - forms as evidence of the occasional change -u - > -i - before dentals seen in Didcot Brk (DEPN), Diddington Hu (BdHu 254), Dinnington YW 1146. Cf. Tilston, Malpas 58, 38infra .