Surname

Merrington

“merry, pleasant”

Merrington is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Merrington goes back to Old English myrġe, meaning “merry, pleasant.”

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Where it comes from

Merrington comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English myrġe (“merry, pleasant”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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