At a Glance: Name: Washington – Meaning: settlement of Hwæssa's people – Origin: Old English – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: WASH-ing-tən
Washington is an Old English boy's name meaning “settlement of Hwæssa's people”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.
Meaning & Origin of Washington
Meaning: Settlement of Hwæssa's people.
Origin: Old English.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Washington
Phonetic: WASH-ing-tən IPA: /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/
Popularity of Washington
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.
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