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Ellington

//ˈɛlɪŋtən// name

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

Etymology

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

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