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Skeffington

Skeffington proper noun: a village and civil parish of Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK739025).

Proper noun

Skeffington (countable and uncountable, plural Skeffingtons)

  1. A village and civil parish of Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK739025).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Skeffington

pluralSkeffingtons
alternative formSkeavington

Origin of Skeffington

From the Old English personal name *Sċeaft, a byname from sċeaft (“shaft”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Skeffington

Questions about Skeffington

What does Skeffington mean?
Skeffington means a village and civil parish of Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK739025).
What part of speech is Skeffington?
Skeffington is a proper noun.

Words near Skeffington in the dictionary

  1. skeezier
  2. skeeziest
  3. skeeziness
  4. skeezing out
  5. skeezy
  6. Skeffington
  7. Skeffington's daughter
  8. Skeffington's daughters
  9. Skeffingtons
  10. skeg
  11. Skegby

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