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Dennington

Dennington proper noun: a village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2867).

Proper noun

Dennington (countable and uncountable, plural Denningtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2867).
  2. A town in the Shire of Moyne and the City of Warrnambool, south western Victoria, Australia
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Dennington

pluralDenningtons
alternative formDenington

Origin of Dennington

From the Old English personal name *Denegifu, which is composed of the elements Dene (“Dane”) + gifu (“gift”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Dennington

What does Dennington mean?
Dennington means a village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2867).
What part of speech is Dennington?
Dennington is a proper noun.

Words near Dennington in the dictionary

  1. Denni
  2. Dennie-Marfan syndrome
  3. denning
  4. denningite
  5. Dennings
  6. Dennington
  7. Denningtons
  8. Dennis
  9. Dennis Port
  10. Dennison
  11. Dennisport

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