Carrington
Proper noun
Meaning
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
(uncountable) A placename:
A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7492).
A village and civil parish (served by Carrngton and New Bolingbroke Parish Council) in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3155).
A village in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3160).
A village in Saint Philip parish, Barbados.
A city, the county seat of Foster County, North Dakota, United States.
A northern suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5642).
An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri, United States.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgPhrases with the word
Examples
I have thought long and deeply about the post of Foreign Secretary and have decided to offer it to Peter Carrington who – as I am sure you will agree – will do the job superbly.
I was so fortunate to work closely with the designer Nolan Miller whilst on 'Dynasty' to create the wardrobe for Alexis Carrington Colby, and we had great fun sourcing outfits.
According to William Burt, in his notes to Dartmoor, a Descriptive Poem by N. T. Carrington (1826), the original tomb consisted of a pedestal of three steps, the lowest of which was built of four stones each six feet long and twelve inches square.
After the House of Lords Act 1999 removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, Carrington (along with all former Leaders of the House who were hereditaries) was given a life peerage to enable him to continue to sit.
Another version of events by Robin Neillands quotes Captain Lord Carrington :"..
At the time, he was living with his then lover, Leonora Carrington who, not knowing whether or not he would return, saw no option but to sell their house to repay their debts and leave for Spain.