Witherington

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proper noun

A hamlet in Downton parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1824).

OriginOld English wiþegn →
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Meanings

proper nounWitherington (countable and uncountable, plural Witheringtons)

plural Witheringtons · alternative Weatherington · alternative Wetherington

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Downton parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1824).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwiþegn“willow copse”
  2. EnglishWitherington

Apparently from Old English wiþegn (“willow copse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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