"Witherington" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Witheringtons [plural]
Etymology: Apparently from Old English wiþegn (“willow copse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|wiþegn||willow copse}} Old English wiþegn (“willow copse”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Witheringtons}} Witherington (countable and uncountable, plural Witheringtons)
  1. A hamlet in Downton parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1824). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Wiltshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Wiltshire, England
    Sense id: en-Witherington-en-name-rJ9CsSDL
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Witherington-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Weatherington [surname], Wetherington [surname]

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