-ington
Many placenames of English origin end with the element -ington.
Often following the name of a person, -ing means "folk of" or "clan of", and -ton suggests a village. [1][2]
In return, many of these placenames later became surnames.
A number of fictional places and characters were also named on this model.
Real names[]
- Addington
- Arlington
- Barrington
- Burlington
- Carrington
- Covington
- Darrington
- Durrington
- Earlington
- Ellington
- Farrington
- Fordington
- Harrington
- Huntington
- Irvington
- Islington
- Kellington
- Kensington
- Lexington
- Luddington
- Millington
- Mornington
- Newington
- Oakington
- Orpington
- Paddington
- Pilkington
- Quarrington
- Remington
- Rowington
- Sevington
- Stonington
- Torrington
- Turlington
- Washington, County Durham
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Weddington
- Wellington
- Yelvington
- Yetlington
Fictional names[]
- Bluffington, hometown of Doug
- Crushington Park, main setting of Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks
- Walmington-on-Sea, setting of Dad's Army
References[]
- ^ Online Etymology Dictionary https://www.etymonline.com/word/-ing
- ^ "Ing - definition, etymology and usage, examples and related words".
Categories:
- English toponyms
- Place name element etymologies