Etymology

Kington

K5I1N1G2T1O1N1

Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in north-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2956). Full definition →

Old English cyning
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  1. Old English · derived fromcyning“king”
  2. English todayKington

From Old English cyning (“king”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishcyning all →

cunninghamKingswoodKingdonKingsnorthConybeareConingtoncyningKingsbury Episcopi

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