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")