Hetherington

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English hēahdēor →
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Meanings

proper nounHetherington (plural Hetheringtons)

plural Hetheringtons · alternative Etherington · alternative Heatherington

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēahdēor“deer, stag”
  2. EnglishHetherington

Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from either Old English hēahdēor (“deer, stag”) or hǣddre (“heather”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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

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

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