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cannington

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
can-ning-ton
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST2539).

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A community in Brock township, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.

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A mine in McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia, named after a pastoral property.

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A suburb of Perth in the City of Canning, Western Australia.

Etymology

* In Somerset, recorded as Cantuctun c.880 and Cantoctona in 1086 (DB), a settlement by the Quantock Hills. Present spelling adopted c.1641. * In Western Australia, from Canning + -ton, being named after the Canning River.

Questions

What does cannington mean?
A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST2539).
Where does cannington come from?
* In Somerset, recorded as Cantuctun c.880 and Cantoctona in 1086 (DB), a settlement by the Quantock Hills. Present spelling adopted c.1641. * In Western Australia, from Canning + -ton, being named after the Canning River.

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