English Explanatory Dictionary

Worthington

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A place in England:
  2. A civil parish (without a council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD579102).
  3. A village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK4020).
  4. A ghost town in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. A town in Greene County, Indiana.
  7. A small city in Dubuque County, Iowa.
  8. A city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States.
  9. A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  10. A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  11. A city, the county seat of Nobles County, Minnesota.
  12. A township in Nobles County, Minnesota.

Pronunciation

En-us-Worthington.ogg

Word forms

Worthington Worthingtons

Etymology

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

Derived words

Worthington jet Worthington's law
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