English Explanatory Dictionary

Norrington

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.

Word forms

Norrington Norringtons

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived to the north of a settlement, from Old English norþ (“north”) + in + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Compare Northington, which shares the same etymology.

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