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Covington

settlement · South Lanarkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Covington is likely an Old English settlement name. It is formed from the personal name 'Cofa' and the word 'ing', meaning 'people of', combined with 'tun', meaning settlement or village. Thus, it means 'Cofa's people's settlement'.

Word origins

Covington
Old EnglishCofa's people's settlement(from Cofa "Personal name", ing "People of", tūn "Settlement, village")