ING means PLACE

ING (ANG) MEANS “PLACE.”

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The map of each state has names with the syllable “ING” in many Place Names.  Most of the time “ING” is an Old Norse syllable, which meant place.  When the “ING” syllable appears, the name probably evolved from people speaking Old Norse.

But the English learned Old Norse also.  So to determine if the syllable came from Old Norse men in America or from Englishmen, who learned the name in England, is a challenge.

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The English MYTH is that there were NO Norse Men in America.  The evidence is that most early Americans were Catholics, who spoke Norse.  So “ING” by itself is not good evidence to determine if the Norse or English created the name.  But if ING is joined with other Old Norse syllables, as in "Kensington," then the place name was probably created by a Norse man before the English invaded.

ING means PLACE

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