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Carrington

Carrington proper noun: a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7492).

Proper noun

Carrington (countable and uncountable, plural Carringtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7492).
  2. A village in Carrington and New Bolingbroke parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3155).
  3. A northern suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5642).
  4. A village in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3160).
  5. A village in Saint Philip parish, Barbados.
  6. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri, United States.
  7. A city, the county seat of Foster County, North Dakota, United States.
  8. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  9. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
  10. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Carrington

pluralCarringtons
alternative formCorrington
alternative formCourington
alternative formCurenton
alternative formCurington
alternative formCurrington

Origin of Carrington

Two main origins: * The village in Greater Manchester is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Cāra + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Scotland is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Cērihere + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Carrington

Questions about Carrington

What does Carrington mean?
Carrington means a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7492).
What part of speech is Carrington?
Carrington is a proper noun.

Words near Carrington in the dictionary

  1. Carrigtohill
  2. Carrigtwohill
  3. Carriker
  4. Carrikers
  5. Carrillo
  6. Carrington
  7. Carrington and New Bolingbroke
  8. Carrington Event
  9. Carrington Falls
  10. Carringtons
  11. carriole

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