English Explanatory Dictionary

Warrington

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town, borough, and unitary authority in Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6088).
  2. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8954).
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A census-designated place in Escambia County, Florida.
  5. An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
  6. An unincorporated community in Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
  7. A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  8. A township in York County, Pennsylvania.
  9. A coastal settlement north of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
  10. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɔ(ː)ɹɪŋtən/

Word forms

Warrington

Etymology

From Middle English Wardintone, from an unattested Old English personal name *Wearda, from weard (“guard”), + -ing + tūn, meaning either "Wearda's estate" or "the lookout place".

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