Hannington

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5455).

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Meanings

proper nounHannington (countable and uncountable, plural Hanningtons)

plural Hanningtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5455).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8171).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Swindon borough, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1793).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name *Hana + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

Hannington. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hannington

MLA

“Hannington.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hannington. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hannington,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hannington.

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