Use As A Given Name
Carrington infrequently appears as a given name.
Examples include:
- Carrington Garland (born 1964), American actress.
- Carrington Bonsor Williams (1889–1991), British entomologist.
- Edward Carrington Cabell (1816–1896), American politician.
- Edward Carrington Venable (1853–1908), American politician.
- John Carrington Cox (living), American financial economist and academic.
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