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Pilkington

Pilkington proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Pilkington (plural Pilkingtons)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Pilkington

pluralPilkingtons
alternative formPilkinton

Origin of Pilkington

English habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from an Old English personal name *Pīleca + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Pilkington

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

Words near Pilkington in the dictionary

  1. pilis
  2. pilish
  3. pilk
  4. Pilkenton
  5. Pilkentons
  6. Pilkington
  7. Pilkingtons
  8. Pilkinton
  9. Pilkintons
  10. pill
  11. Pill and Easton-in-Gordano

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