# Wellington

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/ · frequency rank #9,420

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

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **Wilmington** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wellington-vs-wilmington)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ewllington`, `welilngton`, `welington`, `wellignton`, `wellinggton`, `wellingotn`, `wellingtno`, `wellingtonn`, `wellingtton`, `wellinngton`, `wellintgon`, `wellnigton`, `wlelington`, `wwellington`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wellington