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Hi!
Our son is called Olle Wellington. I discovered the name in the book "A Dry White Season" by André Brink. There are ten other men called Wellingtn here in Sweden, but I can't find any information about the name anywhere.
Do you know anything about the name Wellington?
/Ulrika
www.thepalmfamily.nu
Our son is called Olle Wellington. I discovered the name in the book "A Dry White Season" by André Brink. There are ten other men called Wellingtn here in Sweden, but I can't find any information about the name anywhere.
Do you know anything about the name Wellington?
/Ulrika
www.thepalmfamily.nu
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Whoa, way cool name! Check it out!
The meaning of "Wellington" is SO COOL that I checked two separate sources just to make sure they both agreed. The name means: "one who came from the village of the heathen temple in the glade".
Here's a breakdown of the etymology of "Wellington" for you:
Wellington comes from the Old English word, "Weolingatun", literally meaning "settlement", "village", "town" (that's the "tun" part) of the "Weolingas" -- a tribal name apparently derived from the Old English word "weoh" (meaning "pagan temple") and "leah" (a clearing in the woods, a "glade").
Great choice of a name, Ulrika. I love it! :)
-- Nanaea
The meaning of "Wellington" is SO COOL that I checked two separate sources just to make sure they both agreed. The name means: "one who came from the village of the heathen temple in the glade".
Here's a breakdown of the etymology of "Wellington" for you:
Wellington comes from the Old English word, "Weolingatun", literally meaning "settlement", "village", "town" (that's the "tun" part) of the "Weolingas" -- a tribal name apparently derived from the Old English word "weoh" (meaning "pagan temple") and "leah" (a clearing in the woods, a "glade").
Great choice of a name, Ulrika. I love it! :)
-- Nanaea
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Thank you!!!
Wow, that was a great meaning! Actually it's perfect for me to have a son called Wellington because I'm a geographer and work with cityplanning here in Stockholm.
Wow, that was a great meaning! Actually it's perfect for me to have a son called Wellington because I'm a geographer and work with cityplanning here in Stockholm.
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Nanaea
Just you? What about me, the witch? What about the other Neopagans around, like the ones in my Wicca & Neopaganism class?
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
Just you? What about me, the witch? What about the other Neopagans around, like the ones in my Wicca & Neopaganism class?
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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So, Phyllis, are you planning to name your firstborn male child "Wellington"? ;) If you have twin boys, you can name one "Wellington" and the other one "Wilton Glen" (which is an anagram of Wellington). And then call them "Welly" and "Willy" for short. :)
-- Nanaea
-- Nanaea
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