# Merrington

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village in Pimhill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4720).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Recorded as Muridon in the XIII century, the village in Shropshire is named with Old English myrġe (“merry, pleasant”) + dūn (“hill”). The surname could also derive from Kirk Merrington, in County Durham.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/merrington