"Merrington" meaning in All languages combined

See Merrington on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Merringtons [plural]
Etymology: Recorded as Muridon in the XIII century, the village in Shropshire is named with Old English myrġe (“merry, pleasant”) + dūn (“hill”). The surname could also derive from Kirk Merrington, in County Durham. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|myrġe||merry, pleasant}} Old English myrġe (“merry, pleasant”), {{m|ang|dūn||hill}} dūn (“hill”), {{m|en|Kirk Merrington}} Kirk Merrington Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|~|s}} Merrington (countable and uncountable, plural Merringtons)
  1. A village in Pimhill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4720). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Shropshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Shropshire, England
    Sense id: en-Merrington-en-name-DQerML~3
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Merrington-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Kirk Merrington

Inflected forms

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