Whittington
hamlet · Staffordshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Whittington means 'the settlement of Hwitta's people'. It is formed from the Old English personal name 'Hwitta' and the suffix '-ingas' meaning 'people of', combined with 'tun' meaning 'settlement' or 'farmstead'.
Word origins
- Whitting
- Old Englishpeople of Hwitta(from Hwitta "personal name", -ingas "people of")
- ton
- Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tun "enclosure, settlement")
Historical forms
Hwintone · Whittone