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Merrington

Merrington proper noun: a village in Pimhill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4720).

Proper noun

Merrington (countable and uncountable, plural Merringtons)

  1. A village in Pimhill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4720).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Merrington

pluralMerringtons

Origin of Merrington

Recorded as Muridon in the XIII century, the village in Shropshire is named with Old English myrġe (“merry, pleasant”) + dūn (“hill”). The surname could also derive from Kirk Merrington, in County Durham.

Words formed from Merrington

Questions about Merrington

What does Merrington mean?
Merrington means a village in Pimhill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4720).
What part of speech is Merrington?
Merrington is a proper noun.

Words near Merrington in the dictionary

  1. merriments
  2. Merrimu
  3. merrin
  4. Merrinee
  5. merriness
  6. Merrington
  7. Merringtons
  8. merrins
  9. Merriott
  10. Merrit
  11. Merrits

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