Northington

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU568733).

OriginOld English norþ →
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Meanings

proper nounNorthington (countable and uncountable, plural Northingtons)

plural Northingtons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU568733).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishnorþ“north”
  2. EnglishNorthington

Topographic surname for someone who lived to the north of a settlement, from Old English norþ (“north”) + in + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Compare Norrington, which shares the same etymology.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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