Harrington

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proper noun

A habitational surname from Old English from several places of that name in England.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Harington

  1. A habitational surname from Old English from several places of that name in England.
  2. A surname from Irish anglicised from the Irish Ó hArrachtáin "descendant of Arrachtán".
  3. A fishing village located at the mouth of the Manning River, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A community in the township of Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A township municipality in the Laurentides region, Quebec, Canada.
  6. A place in England:
    1. A village and ward in Workington civil parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NX9925).
    2. A hamlet and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF3671).
    3. A hamlet and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP7780).
  7. A number of places in the United States:
  8. An English earldom.
nounHarrington (plural Harringtons)

plural Harringtons · alternative Harington

  1. A short, light jacket with a zip front and often a tartan lining.
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APA

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