Whittington
settlement · Staffordshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This is a patronymic name meaning 'the settlement of Whitta'. Whitta is an Old English personal name, and '-ing' denotes belonging, with '-ton' meaning settlement or farmstead.
Word origins
- Whitta
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Whitta "personal name")
- -ing
- Old Englishbelonging to(from -ing "belonging to")
- tūn
- Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
Hwittington · Whittington