Wrington
village · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name is thought to derive from an Old English personal name and a settlement term. It means the settlement of Wring.
Word origins
- Wring
- Old Englisha personal name(from Wring "a personal name")
- ing
- Old Englishpeople of(from inga "of the people of")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
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