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Northington

Northington proper noun: a village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU568733).

Proper noun

Northington (countable and uncountable, plural Northingtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU568733).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Northington

pluralNorthingtons

Origin of Northington

Topographic surname for someone who lived to the north of a settlement, from Old English norþ (“north”) + in + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Compare Norrington, which shares the same etymology.

Questions about Northington

What does Northington mean?
Northington means a village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU568733).
What part of speech is Northington?
Northington is a proper noun.

Words near Northington in the dictionary

  1. northie
  2. northies
  3. Northill
  4. northing
  5. northings
  6. Northington
  7. Northingtons
  8. northish
  9. Northite
  10. Northites
  11. Northlake

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