El sufijo '-ington' deriva del inglés antiguo 'ingtun', combinación de '-ing' (gente de) y 'tun' (granja cercada). Los topónimos terminados en -ington eran asentamientos agrícolas asociados a una familia anglosajona particular.
| País | United States |
| Región | DC |
| Población | 689,545 |
| Idioma de origen | Old English |
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Etimología e Historia
Washington is a pplc located in DC, United States. With a population of approximately 689,545, it is one of many communities whose name tells a story about the region's past.
Understanding why places are named as they are gives us a window into history — the languages spoken, the people honoured, the landscapes encountered and the cultures that shaped the world we live in today. The field of toponymy (the study of place names) reveals that almost every name has a meaning, even when that meaning has been obscured by centuries of linguistic change.