Davington
hamlet · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Davington is an Old English place name. It likely means 'Daefa's farmstead' or 'farmstead associated with Daefa'.
Word origins
- Davington
- Old EnglishAttestedDaefa's farmstead(from Daefa "Personal name", -ing "Possessive suffix", tun "Farmstead, settlement")