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New Quarrington

suburban area · Lincolnshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name indicates a new settlement named Quarrington. 'New' is Old English for 'new', and 'Quarrington' likely derives from Old English 'cwærn' (quern-stone or mill) and 'ing' (people of) and 'tūn' (settlement).

Word origins

New
Old Englishnew(from nīwe "new")
Quarrington
Old Englishsettlement of the people associated with a quern or mill(from cwærn "quern-stone, mill", ing "people of, descendants of", tūn "settlement, farmstead")

Historical forms

Niwe Cwærnington