Given name & surname

Dennington

“Dane”·“gift”·“enclosure; settlement, town”

Dennington is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Dennington is built from elements meaning “Dane” and “gift” and “enclosure; settlement, town”.

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Where it comes from

Dennington comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Dennington’s family of names

In English usage, Dennington as a surname has a related form in Denington.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Old English

Dunnington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Dorrington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement”

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>99% boys

Old English

Essington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Edington

Edington is a surname from Old English.

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Old English

Eddington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

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90% boys · 10% girls

Old English

Dumbleton

“shady hollow”

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Old English

Darlaston

Darlaston is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.

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Old English

Egginton

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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