About Wellington
The name "Wellington" is of Old English origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "well" meaning "spring" or "stream" and "tun" meaning "enclosure" or "settlement." Therefore, the name Wellington can be interpreted to mean "settlement by the spring" or "enclosure near the stream." It is a surname that has also been used as a given name, and is most famously associated with Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, who achieved victory against Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Most individuals with the name Wellington are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -20.51% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Wellington in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Wellington using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.