Warrington

//ˈwɔ(ː)ɹɪŋtən// name

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  1. 1
    A town, borough, and unitary authority in Cheshire, England.
  2. 2
    A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8954).
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Escambia County, Florida.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; A township in York County, Pennsylvania.
  3. 8
    A coastal settlement north of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
  4. 9
    A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English Wardintone, from an unattested Old English personal name *Wearda, from weard (“guard”), + -ing + tūn, meaning either "Wearda's estate" or "the lookout place".

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