A proper noun typically referring to various cities and towns in the United States, most notably in Kentucky, Georgia, and Louisiana.
English surname derived from a place name meaning 'Cofa's settlement' or 'settlement by the cove,' from Old English personal name 'Cofa' plus 'tun' (settlement). Many American towns were named after early settlers or land grants bearing this surname.
Covington demonstrates the pattern of American place-naming where English surnames became repeated across the continent as settlers moved westward. It's intriguing how one family name from medieval England could end up marking dozens of communities from Virginia to California, each carrying forward a fragment of linguistic history.
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