English Explanatory Dictionary

Pollington

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6119).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Pollington Pollingtons

Etymology

From an unclear first element, perhaps related to Scots poffle (“piece of land”), + -ing + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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