-ington
-ington is a suffix of English origin. Often following the name of a person, -ing means "folk of" or "clan of", and -ton suggests a village.[1][2]
The following is a list of surnames, place names, and fictional names that are suffixed with -ington.
Real names
[edit]- Abington
- Addington
- Allington
- Alwington
- Arlington
- Barrington
- Blessington
- Bloomington
- Boyington
- Burlington
- Carrington
- Coddington
- Colington Island
- Collington
- Covington
- Cunnington
- Darlington
- Darrington
- Durrington
- Earlington
- Edington
- Eddington
- Effington
- Ellington
- Emington
- Ewington
- Farmington
- Farrington
- Fordington
- Garlington
- Girlington
- Hardington Mandeville
- Harington
- Harlington
- Harrington
- Hemington
- Huntington
- Irvington
- Islington
- Julington
- Kellington
- Kennington
- Kensington
- Kentington Resort
- Killington
- Leverington
- Lexington
- Luddington
- Mannington
- Millington
- Mornington
- Newington
- Norrington
- Oakington
- Orpington
- Overington
- Paddington
- Partington
- Pattington Apartments
- Pennington
- Pickerington
- Pilkington
- Quarrington
- Remington
- Ridington
- Rivington
- Rowington
- Sevington
- Stonington
- Toddington
- Torrington
- Turlington
- Uppington
- Warrington
- Washington
- Weddington
- Wellington
- Worthington
- Yelvington
- Yerington
- Yetlington
Fictional names
[edit]- Bluffington, hometown of Doug
- Chuggington
- Crushington Park, main setting of Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks
- Walmington-on-Sea, setting of Dad's Army
References
[edit]- ^ Online Etymology Dictionary https://www.etymonline.com/word/-ing
- ^ "Ing - definition, etymology and usage, examples and related words".