Carrington

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7492).

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Meanings

proper nounCarrington (countable and uncountable, plural Carringtons)

plural Carringtons · alternative Corrington · alternative Courington · alternative Curenton · alternative Curington · alternative Currington

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7492).
    2. countableuncountableA village in Carrington and New Bolingbroke parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3155).
    3. countableuncountableA northern suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5642).
    4. countableuncountableA village in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3160).
    5. countableuncountableA village in Saint Philip parish, Barbados.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri, United States.
    7. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Foster County, North Dakota, United States.
    8. countableuncountableA locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    9. countableuncountableA suburb of Newcastle in the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

Two main origins: * The village in Greater Manchester is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Cāra + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Scotland is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Cērihere + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

Carrington. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carrington

MLA

“Carrington.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carrington. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carrington,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carrington.

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