Popular Names
WASHINGTON Name
| Name: | WASHINGTON |
| Gender: | Male |
| Origin/Usage: | English |
| Meaning: | Town near water |
Washington Irving: "On mounting a rising ground, which brought the figure of his fellow-traveller in relief against the sky, gigantic in height, and muffled in a cloak, Ichabod was horror-struck on perceiving that he was headless!--but his horror was still more increased on observing that the head, which should have rested on his shoulders, was carried before him on the pommel of his saddle!"