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Ellington

/ˈɛlɪŋtən/

Ellington proper noun: a village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1571).

Proper noun

Ellington (countable and uncountable, plural Ellingtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1571).
  2. A village in Ellington and Linton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2791).
  3. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
  4. A township in Adams County, Illinois.
  5. A township in Hancock County, Iowa.
  6. A township in Tuscola County, Michigan.
  7. A township in Dodge County, Minnesota.
  8. A minor city in Reynolds County, Missouri.
  9. A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
  10. A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
  11. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Ellington

pluralEllingtons

Origin of Ellington

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

Words formed from Ellington

Questions about Ellington

What does Ellington mean?
Ellington means a village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1571).
What part of speech is Ellington?
Ellington is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ellington?
Ellington is pronounced /ˈɛlɪŋtən/.

Words near Ellington in the dictionary

  1. Ellingsens
  2. Ellingson
  3. Ellingsons
  4. Ellingsworth
  5. Ellingsworths
  6. Ellington
  7. Ellington and Linton
  8. Ellingtonesque
  9. Ellingtonian
  10. Ellingtonians
  11. Ellingtons

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