Etymology

Symington

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Today it means: A hamlet in the north of Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4348). Full definition →

Old English tūn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. English todaySymington

From the personal name Simon + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishtūn all →

wellingtonClaytonWilmingtonbartonLutonWhartonfinkPendletonPembertonTunbridgeCrichtonBeltonTorringtonRoystonTunstallPinkertonLeytonFramptonLoftonNaughtonBlytonTarletonConistonOultonTurtonColstonCheritonLoxtonLentonOrmiston

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