Given name & surname

Northington

“north”

Northington is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Northington goes back to Old English norþ, meaning “north.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Northington comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English norþ (“north”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Northington’s family of names

In French usage, Northington as a surname has a related form in NORRINGTON.

Walk Northington’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Northington, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Netherton

“lower”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Nettleton

“nettle”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Ormiston

“enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Withington

“willow copse”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Torrington

“enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

Old English

Wormington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Dorrington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old English

Norsworthy

“north” · “estate, enclosure”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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