Remington
[ˈrɛmɪŋtən]Meaning
from an English surname, from Rimington in Lancashire, "settlement on the Riming stream"
Background Story
Remington is an English surname taken from the town of Rimington in Lancashire, which itself means "settlement on the Riming stream". The town's name is Old English, from rima, meaning edge or border, with -ing and -tun, giving the literal sense "settlement by the boundary stream". The given name may be bestowed in honour of the American manufacturer Eliphalet Remington or his sons, founders of the firearms company that bears their name.
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