Ovington

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in southern County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1314).

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Meanings

proper nounOvington (countable and uncountable, plural Ovingtons)

plural Ovingtons

  1. A placename in England:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in southern County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1314).
    2. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish (served by Little Yeldham, Tilbury Juxta Clare and Ovington Parish Council) in Braintree district, Essex (OS grid ref TL7642).
    3. countableuncountableA village in Itchen Stoke and Ovington parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5631).
    4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF9202).
    5. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in southern Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0663).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From either *Wulfa or Ofa, two Old English personal names, + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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