Carrington - Meaning of Carrington

What does Carrington mean?

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Carrington

[ 3 syll. car-rin-(g)ton, ca-rringt-on ] The baby girl name Carrington is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced KAA-Rih-NGTahN or KEHR-ih-NGTahN †. Carrington has its origins in the Welsh language. The meaning of Carrington is 'rocky town'.

Forms of Carrington include the names Carington, Carryngton, and Caryngton.

See also the related category welsh.

Carrington is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

† English pronunciation for Carrington: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; NG as in "sing (S.IH.NG)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"