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northington

/nˈɔɹθɪŋtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
nor-thing-ton
IPA
/nˈɔɹθɪŋtən/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU568733).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived to the north of a settlement, from Old English norþ (“north”) + in + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Compare Norrington, which shares the same etymology.

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Inflected Forms

Northingtons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce northington?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɔɹθɪŋtən/.
What does northington mean?
A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU568733).
Where does northington come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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