Given name & surname

Symington

“enclosure; settlement, town”

Symington is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Symington goes back to Old English tūn, meaning “enclosure; settlement, town.”

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Where it comes from

Symington comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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

Old English

Shillington

“hill”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Silverthorn

“silver”

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Old English · Saints

Sancton

“saint”

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Old English

Wilmington

“belonging to”

No U.S. birth series

92% boys · 8% girls

Old English

Lissington

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

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Billington

“belonging to” · “hill”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Binnington

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

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Sawdon

“willow, sallow”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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