English Explanatory Dictionary

Ellington

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1571).
  3. A village in Ellington and Linton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2791).
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
  6. A township in Adams County, Illinois.
  7. A township in Hancock County, Iowa.
  8. A township in Tuscola County, Michigan.
  9. A township in Dodge County, Minnesota.
  10. A minor city in Reynolds County, Missouri.
  11. A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
  12. A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛlɪŋtən/

Word forms

Ellington Ellingtons

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Ella or ǣl (“eel”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Ellington and Linton Ellingtonian
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