-ington

English placename suffix

-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

  • Abington
  • Addington
  • Allington
  • Alwington
  • Arlington
  • Barrington
  • Blessington
  • Bloomington
  • Boyington
  • Burlington
  • Carrington
  • Coddington
  • Colington Island
  • Collington
  • Covington
  • Cunnington
  • Darrington
  • Durrington
  • Earlington
  • Edington
  • Eddington
  • Effington
  • Ellington
  • Emington
  • Ewington
  • 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
  • Pubington
  • Pickerington
  • Pilkington
  • Quarrington
  • Remington
  • Ridington
  • Rivington
  • Rowington
  • Sevington
  • Stonington
  • Torrington
  • Turlington
  • Uppington
  • Warrington
  • Washington
  • Weddington
  • Wellington
  • Worthington
  • Yelvington
  • Yerington
  • Yetlington

Fictional names

References

  1. ^ Online Etymology Dictionary https://www.etymonline.com/word/-ing
  2. ^ "Ing - definition, etymology and usage, examples and related words".