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Ovington

Ovington proper noun: a village and civil parish in southern County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1314).

Proper noun

Ovington (countable and uncountable, plural Ovingtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in southern County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1314).
  2. A small village and civil parish (served by Little Yeldham, Tilbury Juxta Clare and Ovington Parish Council) in Braintree district, Essex (OS grid ref TL7642).
  3. A village in Itchen Stoke and Ovington parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5631).
  4. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF9202).
  5. A village and civil parish in southern Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0663).
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Ovington

pluralOvingtons

Origin of Ovington

From either *Wulfa or Ofa, two Old English personal names, + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Phrases with Ovington

Questions about Ovington

What does Ovington mean?
Ovington means a village and civil parish in southern County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1314).
What part of speech is Ovington?
Ovington is a proper noun.

Words near Ovington in the dictionary

  1. ovination
  2. ovine
  3. ovinely
  4. ovines
  5. Ovingham
  6. Ovington
  7. Ovingtons
  8. ovinised
  9. ovinization
  10. ovinized
  11. ovipara

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