"Skeffington" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Skeffingtons [plural]
Etymology: From the Old English personal name Sċeaft, a byname from sċeaft (“shaft”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|Sċeaft}} Sċeaft, {{m|ang|sċeaft||shaft}} sċeaft (“shaft”), {{m|ang|-ing||belonging to}} -ing (“belonging to”), {{m|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Skeffington (countable and uncountable, plural Skeffingtons)
  1. A village and civil parish of Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK739025). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Leicestershire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Leicestershire, England
    Sense id: en-Skeffington-en-name-o2R3THIA
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Skeffington-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Skeavington [surname] Derived forms: Skeffington's daughter

Inflected forms

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