Covington: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Covington – Meaning: Cofa's settlement – Origin: Old English (place name) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: KUV-ing-tuhn


Covington is an Old English (place name) unisex name meaning “Cofa's settlement”. It appears in our list of 150+ Preppy Boy Names With That Old-Money Ivy League Feel.

Meaning & Origin of Covington

Meaning: Cofa's settlement.

Origin: Old English (place name).

How to Pronounce Covington

Phonetic: KUV-ing-tuhn   IPA: /ˈkʌvɪŋtən/

Popularity of Covington

Covington doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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