What does "ellington" mean?
A placename:; A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1571).
Ellington
/ˈɛlɪŋtən/ name
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Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A placename:; A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1571).
- Grammar: ellington is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: family designation, family name, geographic name, last name.
- Useful contrasts: forename, given name.
- Usage evidence: Maynard Ferguson was born on May 4, 1928, in Montreal, Canada. He began playing piano and violin at age four. At age nine, he discovered the trumpet. Four years later, he won a scholarship with the French Conservatory of Music, and was invited to perform with the Canadian Broadcasting Company Orchestra. As a student in Montreal, he was the leader of a warm-up band for some of the era's best-known orchestras, including Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman and Dizzy Gillespie. In a 1996 interview, Ferguson said Dizzy Gillespie was second only to Louis Armstrong as his favorite horn player.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A placename:; A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1571). countable, uncountable
- 2 A placename:; A village in Ellington and Linton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2791). countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Tolland County, Connecticut. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Adams County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Hancock County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Tuscola County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Dodge County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Reynolds County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Chautauqua County, New York. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 11 A habitational surname from Old English. countable
Synonyms
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forenamegiven name
Example
"Maynard Ferguson was born on May 4, 1928, in Montreal, Canada. He began playing piano and violin at age four. At age nine, he discovered the trumpet. Four years later, he won a scholarship with the French Conservatory of Music, and was invited to perform with the Canadian Broadcasting Company Orchestra. As a student in Montreal, he was the leader of a warm-up band for some of the era's best-known orchestras, including Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman and Dizzy Gillespie. In a 1996 interview, Ferguson said Dizzy Gillespie was second only to Louis Armstrong as his favorite horn player."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "ellington"?
Common synonyms include: family designation, family name, geographic name, last name, place name, surname.
How do you use "ellington" in a sentence?
Maynard Ferguson was born on May 4, 1928, in Montreal, Canada. He began playing piano and violin at age four. At age nine, he discovered the trumpet. Four years later, he won a scholarship with the French Conservatory of Music, and was invited to perform with the Canadian Broadcasting Company Orchestra. As a student in Montreal, he was the leader of a warm-up band for some of the era's best-known orchestras, including Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman and Dizzy Gillespie. In a 1996 interview, Ferguson said Dizzy Gillespie was second only to Louis Armstrong as his favorite horn player.
How do you pronounce "ellington"?
Pronounced /ˈɛlɪŋtən/.
Etymology
From either the Old English personal name Ella or ǣl (“eel”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).