Carrington
suburban area · City of Nottingham
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Carrington likely means 'the settlement on the cart-track' or 'settlement by the marshy ground'. The 'carr' element can have multiple meanings.
Word origins
- Carr
- Old Englishcart or marshy ground(from car "cart", carr "marshy ground")
- Ing
- Old EnglishAttestedpeople of(from ingas "people of")
- Ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")