Donnington
suburban area · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Donnington is a common place name, likely derived from the personal name 'Dunna' or 'Donn' combined with the Old English 'ingas' meaning 'people of' and 'tun' meaning settlement or farmstead. It signifies the settlement of Dunna's people.
Word origins
- Donn
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Dunna "personal name")
- ing
- Old Englishpeople of(from inga "belonging to")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")