English Explanatory Dictionary

Dorrington

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0852).
  2. A village in Condover parish, central Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4702).
  3. A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California, United States.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Dorrington Dorringtons

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Deora + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

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