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Covington

village · Cambridgeshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This village name means 'Cufa's farm' or 'Cufa's settlement'. It is derived from the personal name Cufa and the Old English word 'ingas' (people of) combined with 'tun' (farmstead, village).

Word origins

Coving
Old Englishpersonal name Cufa's people(from Cūfa "personal name", -ingas "people of, followers of")
ton
Old Englishfarmstead, village(from tūn "farmstead, village")