Wellington

name

Etymology: From earlier Wēolingtūn, 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.

1. The capital city of New Zealand in the Wellington region.

   “Abbreviation: Wgton.”

   “After two pylonless months, July's pylon comes all the way from the hills outside Wellington, New Zealand.”

2. by extension, the Government of New Zealand.
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37. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
38. A habitational surname from Old English from the places in England.

noun

1. Alternative letter-case form of Wellington (the boot).