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Covington

The English word “Covington” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Missouri.

Etymology

From Old English Cofingtun, from Cofa (a masculine given name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + -tun (“settlement”); literally “Cofa’s Town”.

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