Caprington
suburban area · East Ayrshire
ScotsSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Caprington is a Scottish place name, likely derived from the personal name 'Cair' or 'Capar' combined with the Old Norse suffix '-ing', meaning 'people of', and 'tún', meaning 'farmstead' or 'settlement'. It signifies the settlement of Cair/Capar's people.
Word origins
- Caprington
- ScotsAttestedCair/Capar's people's farmstead(from Cair/Capar "personal name", -ing "people of", tún "farmstead, settlement")