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Edgington

Edgington proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Edgington (countable and uncountable, plural Edgingtons)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. An unincorporated community and township in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.

Forms of Edgington

pluralEdgingtons
alternative formEdginton
alternative formEginton

Origin of Edgington

Probably a habitational surname from a lost place, from the Old English personal name Eċġa + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Edgington

What does Edgington mean?
Edgington means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Edgington?
Edgington is a proper noun.

Words near Edgington in the dictionary

  1. edging in
  2. edging out
  3. edging up
  4. edgingly
  5. edgings
  6. Edgington
  7. Edgingtons
  8. Edgins
  9. Edginswell
  10. Edginton
  11. Edgintons

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