Ellington.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1571).
A placename: A village in Ellington and Linton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2791).
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township in Adams County, Illinois.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township in Hancock County, Iowa.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township in Tuscola County, Michigan.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township in Dodge County, Minnesota.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Reynolds County, Missouri.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From either the Old English personal name Ella or ǣl (“eel”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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