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Ovington

village · County Durham

Old EnglishAI-generated

Ovington means 'the farmstead or village of Oven's people'. It combines a personal name with Old English terms for settlement and people.

Word origins

Oving
Old Englishestate of Oven(from Ofen "personal name", -ingas "people of, belonging to")
tun
Old Englishfarmstead, village, estate(from tūn "enclosed place, farmstead, village")

Historical forms

Ovingetun