Carington
English · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Carington
The given name 'Carington' is an English surname-turned-given name meaning "settlement of the people of Cara" or "town of the marsh dwellers," derived from Old English roots *carr* (rock) or *cær* (marsh) combined with *tūn* (enclosure, settlement).
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Etymology
The given name 'Carington' is an English surname-turned-given name meaning "settlement of the people of Cara" or "town of the marsh dwellers," derived from Old English roots *carr* (rock) or *cær* (marsh) combined with *tūn* (enclosure, settlement). It is used primarily in English-speaking cultures, notably in the United Kingdom and United States, with no specific religious association; historically, it appears as a locational surname from places like Carrington in Lincolnshire or Cheshire, and gained limited use as a given name in the 19th–20th centuries.
Carington currently ranks #15,853 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1999.
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