Ellington

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/ˈɛlɪŋtən/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1571).

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Meanings

proper nounEllington (countable and uncountable, plural Ellingtons)

plural Ellingtons

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

Origin

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

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APA

Ellington. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ellington

MLA

“Ellington.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ellington. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ellington,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ellington.

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