Etymology

Witherington

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Today it means: A hamlet in Downton parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1824). Full definition →

Old English wiþegn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromwiþegn“willow copse”
  2. English todayWitherington

Apparently from Old English wiþegn (“willow copse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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