wellington
/ˈwɛlɪŋtən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A region in the south of the North Island, New Zealand, which includes the capital; in full, Wellington Region.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Abbreviation: Wgton."
- "After two pylonless months, July's pylon comes all the way from the hills outside Wellington, New Zealand."
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.
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: tūn
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/
- British English: /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Calstone Wellington
Lake Wellington
Wellington County
Wellington District
Wellington Land District
Wellington North
Wellington Park
Wellingtons Station