Covington
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL0570). countable, uncountable
- 2 A hamlet in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9739). countable, uncountable
- 3 An English habitational surname from the village in England. countable, uncountable
- 4 A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Newton County, Georgia; named for Leonard Covington. countable, uncountable
- 5 A locale in the United States.; A township in Washington County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Fountain County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 7 A locale in the United States.; A city in Kentucky, United States and one of the two county seats of Kenton County; named for American general and statesman Leonard Covington. countable, uncountable
- 8 A locale in the United States.; A city, the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; named for Leonard Covington. countable, uncountable
- 9 A locale in the United States.; A township in Baraga County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
- 10 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Michigan; named for the city in Kentucky. countable, uncountable
- 11 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 12 A locale in the United States.; A ghost town in Nebraska. countable, uncountable
- 13 A locale in the United States.; A town in New York; named for Leonard Covington. countable, uncountable
- 14 A locale in the United States.; A village in Ohio. countable, uncountable
- 15 A locale in the United States.; A town in Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
- 16 A locale in the United States.; A township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
- 17 A locale in the United States.; A township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
- 18 A locale in the United States.; A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
- 19 A locale in the United States.; A village coterminous with Putnam Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
- 20 A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Tipton County, Tennessee; named for Leonard Covington. countable, uncountable
- 21 A locale in the United States.; A city in Texas. countable, uncountable
- 22 A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Allegheny County, Virginia; named for Leonard Covington. countable, uncountable
- 23 A locale in the United States.; A city in Washington; named for railroad surveyor Richard Covington. countable, uncountable
- 24 Ellipsis of Covington County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Etymology
From Old English Cofingtun, from Cofa (a masculine given name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + -tun (“settlement”, literally “Cofa's town”).