Cofingtun

Old English

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Etymology

By surface analysis, Cofa (a male given name) +‎ -ing +‎ tūn. First attested in the Domesday Book as Covintūne.

Proper noun

Cofingtūn n

  1. Covington (a village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England)

Descendants

  • English: Covington

References

  • A. D. Mills (2011) A Dictionary of British Place Names, London, England: Oxford University Press
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