The story
- Old English · derived fromnorþ“north”
- English todayNorthington
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.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishnorþ all →
northNortonNorwichNorthcoteNorwellNorburyNortholtNorthcottNorlandNorringtonNortheyNorthmoorNarramoreNorgroveNorthall
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.