Wellington
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/
ipa: /ˈweləŋtən/
ipa: /ˈweləŋtən/
ipa: [ˈwɛlɪŋtɘn]
Forms: form: Wellingtons
form: wellington
Etymology: From earlier Weolingtun, from:
# For the place in Shropshire, England: Partly uncertain. The second element from Old English tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come either from *wœling (“ridge, bank”), or else from *wēoling (“device, artefact”).
# For the place in Somerset, England: Partly obscure. The last element from Old English tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come from either the personal name *Wēola + ing, or else *wēoling (“trap”).
# Many places with this name are named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
Senses: examples: text: Abbreviation: Wgton.
text: After two pylonless months, July's pylon comes all the way from the hills outside Wellington, New Zealand.
ref: 2023 July 8, “Pylon of the Month - July 2023”, in Pylon of the Month:
glosses: The capital city of New Zealand in the Wellington region.
synonyms: Beehive
glosses: by extension, the Government of New Zealand.
glosses: A region in the south of the North Island, New Zealand, which includes the capital; in full, Wellington Region.
glosses: Several places in England:
A locality in Gosforth parish, Copeland borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0704).
glosses: Several places in England:
A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948).
glosses: Several places in England:
A market town and civil parish with a town council in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511).
glosses: Several places in England:
A market town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1320).
glosses: Any of several places in a select number of countries, including:
A town in The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India.
glosses: Any of several places in a select number of countries, including:
A town in the Western Cape, South Africa.
glosses: A number of places in Australia:
A town in Sumner County, New South Wales.
glosses: A number of places in Australia:
A tiny township in South Australia.
glosses: A number of places in Australia:
A local government area in eastern Victoria; in full, the Shire of Wellington.
glosses: A number of places in Australia:
Ellipsis of the Wellington Land District: a land district in Tasmania, Australia.
glosses: A number of places in Canada:
A neighborhood of Nanaimo, British Columbia.
glosses: A number of places in Canada:
A former name of a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now called Dover.
glosses: A number of places in Canada:
A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a suburb of Halifax.
glosses: A number of places in Canada:
A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
glosses: A number of places in Canada:
A community in Queens County, Nova Scotia.
glosses: A number of places in Canada:
A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
glosses: A number of places in Canada:
An unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
glosses: A number of places in Canada:
A residential neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Palm Beach County, Florida.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Florida.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A home rule city in Jefferson County, Kentucky; a suburb of Louisville.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small city in Piscataquis County, Maine.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, also Wellingtons and Wellingtons Station.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Collingsworth County, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small city in Carbon County, Utah.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
Former name of Tye, King County, Washington, which later became a ghost town.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
glosses: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English from the places in England.
Derived terms: Calstone Wellington
Wellington County
Wellington District
Wellingtonian
Wellington Land District
Wellington North
Wellingtons
Wellington's
Wellingtons Station
Wellington Station
Wellington Without