Uffington

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old English Uffa +‎ -ing (“belonging to”) +‎ tun (“town”).[1] The first element is a variant of Æffa, Effa, a king of the Angles (c. 575), attested in names such as Effingham, Abridge, and Ufford, but of uncertain origin.[2][3]

Proper noun[edit]

Uffington

  1. A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0607).
  2. A village in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3089).
  3. A village near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5213).
  4. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Everett-Heath, John (2017): The Concise Dictionary of World Place Names
  2. ^ Traces of History in the Names of Places: With a Vocabulary of the Roots Out of which Names of Places in England and Wales are Formed, p. 275
  3. ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003): Dictionary of American Family Names, p. 516
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