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Carrington.

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  1. A placename: A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7492).

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  2. A placename: A village in Carrington and New Bolingbroke parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3155).

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  3. A placename: A northern suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5642).

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  4. A placename: A village in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3160).

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  5. A placename: A village in Saint Philip parish, Barbados.

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  6. A placename: An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri, United States.

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  7. A placename: A city, the county seat of Foster County, North Dakota, United States.

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  8. A placename: A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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  9. A placename: A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

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  10. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

Two main origins: * The village in Greater Manchester is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Cāra + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Scotland is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Cērihere + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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