Meanings
- An English habitational surname from Old English; (art) used specifically of Frederic Remington (1861–1909), an American artist who specialized in depictions of the Old West.
Rafe loved Remington. He so typified the old West.
2008, Erik D. Stoops, Serpentauria, page 192 more examples
One of his movies may suggest an inward unity and spaciousness that seems a mark of good fiction, as in The Big Sleep; it may have the scope and resonance to fill a historical landscape worthy of Remington, as Red River does.
2011 January 14, David Bromwich, “Howard Hawks, Hollywood's finest practitioner of everyday chivalry”, in The GuardianIn jeans, a long sleeved canvas shirt and boots, Young gave the appearance of a living Remington painting as he listened quietly to Jenkins' rendition of the story.
2000, William Blackmon, The Tribulation Cycle, iUniverse, page 231 - A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
- A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland; named for early landowner William Remington.
plural Remingtons
- A gun produced by the American manufacturer Remington Arms.
- A kind of typewriter.
Origin
- Old Englishrima“edge, border”
- EnglishRemington
The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”).
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Cite this entry
Remington. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Remington
“Remington.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Remington. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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