# Warrington

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɔ(ː)ɹɪŋtən/ · frequency rank #24,952

## Definitions
1. A town, borough, and unitary authority in Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6088).
2. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8954).
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A place in the United States:
8. A coastal settlement north of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
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".

## Easily confused with
- **Washington** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warrington-vs-washington)

## Common misspellings (14)
`awrrington`, `warington`, `warirngton`, `warrignton`, `warringgton`, `warringotn`, `warringtno`, `warringtonn`, `warringtton`, `warrinngton`, `warrintgon`, `warrnigton`, `wrarington`, `wwarrington`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/warrington