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Harrington

Harrington proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English from several places of that name in England.

Proper noun

Harrington

  1. A habitational surname from Old English from several places of that name in England.
  2. A surname from Irish anglicised from the Irish Ó hArrachtáin "descendant of Arrachtán".
  3. A fishing village located at the mouth of the Manning River, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A community in the township of Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A township municipality in the Laurentides region, Quebec, Canada.
  6. A village and ward in Workington civil parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NX9925).
  7. A hamlet and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF3671).
  8. A hamlet and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP7780).
  9. An unincorporated community in Colusa County, California.
  10. A city in Kent County, Delaware.
  11. A town in Washington County, Maine.
  12. An unincorporated community in Bennett County, South Dakota.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Alleghany County, Virginia.
  2. A city in Lincoln County, Washington.
  3. An English earldom.

Noun

Harrington (plural Harringtons)

  1. A short, light jacket with a zip front and often a tartan lining.

Forms of Harrington

Proper noun
alternative formHarington
Noun
pluralHarringtons

Words formed from Harrington

Phrases with Harrington

Questions about Harrington

What does Harrington mean?
Harrington means a habitational surname from Old English from several places of that name in England.
What part of speech is Harrington?
Harrington can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Harrington in the dictionary

  1. Harrimanites
  2. Harrimans
  3. Harring
  4. Harringay
  5. Harrings
  6. Harrington
  7. Harrington farthing
  8. Harrington farthings
  9. Harrington hump
  10. Harrington humps
  11. Harrington Park

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