Given name & surname

Watlington

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

Watlington is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Watlington is built from elements meaning “belonging to” and “enclosure; settlement, town”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Watlington comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Watlington’s family of names

In English usage, Watlington as a surname has a related form in WADLINGTON.

Walk Watlington’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

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Old English

Warrington

“guard”

No U.S. birth series

82% boys · 18% girls

Old English

Warburton

“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

Wormington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Wilmington

“belonging to”

No U.S. birth series

92% boys · 8% girls

Old English

Watton

“settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Middle English

Allington

“belonging to” · “homestead”

No U.S. birth series

93% boys · 7% girls

Old English

Adlington

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

No U.S. birth series

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