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