Harrington

English

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Proper noun

Harrington

  1. A habitational surname from Old English from several places of that name in England.
  2. A surname from Irish anglicised from the Irish Ó hArrachtáin "descendant of Arrachtán".
  3. A fishing village located at the mouth of the Manning River, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A community in the township of Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A township municipality in the Laurentides region, Quebec, Canada.
  6. A place in England:
    1. A village and ward in Workington civil parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NX9925). [1]
    2. A hamlet and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF3671). [2]
    3. A hamlet and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP7780). [3]
  7. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Colusa County, California.
    2. A city in Kent County, Delaware.
    3. A town in Washington County, Maine.
    4. An unincorporated community in Bennett County, South Dakota.
    5. An unincorporated community in Alleghany County, Virginia.
    6. A city in Lincoln County, Washington.
  8. An English earldom.

Derived terms

Noun

Harrington (plural Harringtons)

  1. A short, light jacket with a zip front and often a tartan lining.

References

  1. ^ Workington Town Council
  2. ^ Parish map (Lincolnshire)
  3. ^ Parish map (Northamptonshire)
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