Etymology

Wallington

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Today it means: A suburban town in the borough of Sutton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ294645). Full definition →

Old English wealh
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromwealh“foreigner; Briton, Welshman”
  2. English todayWallington

From Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton, Welshman”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwealh all →

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