English
Wellington
Wellington may come from Old English tūn ‘estate’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tūn‘estate’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Wellington
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tūn‘estate’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Wellington
Earliest quotation: 2023, Pylon of the Month - July 2023: “After two pylonless months, July's pylon comes all the…”
The story
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’). 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.
Linked words
through Old English tūn ‘estate’
Today it means
name The capital city of New Zealand in the Wellington region.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English tūn / Wellington