-ington

Many placenames of English origin end with the element -ington.
Often following the name of a person, -ing means "folk of" or "clan of", and -ton suggests a village.

In return, many of these placenames later became surnames.
A number of fictional places and characters were also named on this model.

Real names

• Addington
• Arlington

• Barrington
• Boyington

• Burlington

• Carrington
• Covington

Cunnington

• Darrington
• Durrington

• Earlington
• Ellington

• Farrington
• Fordington

• Garlington
• Girlington

• Harrington
• Huntington

• Irvington
• Islington

• Julington

• Kellington
• Kensington

• Lexington
• Luddington

• Millington
• Mornington

• Newington
• Norrington

• Oakington
• Orpington
• Overington

• Paddington
• Pilkington

• Quarrington

• Remington
• Rowington

• Sevington
• Stonington

• Torrington
• Turlington

• Uppington

• Washington, County Durham
• Washington, District of Columbia
• Weddington
• Wellington

• Yelvington
• Yetlington

Fictional names

• Bluffington, hometown of Doug
• Chuggington
• Crushington Park, main setting of Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks
• Walmington-on-Sea, setting of Dad's Army