Wellington

English surname from place name

"people living in the hamlet in the cleared area near the temple"

Wellington Origin and Meaning

The name Wellington is a boy's name meaning "people living in the hamlet in the cleared area near the temple".

Wellington is a tony-sounding English surname turned baby name by pregnancy guru Rosie Pope, who calls her son Wells for short. It's also the middle name of one of the Sweet Home sextuplets, Blu Wellington.

Wellington Rank in US Top 1000

# 982 in the US

Wellington Popularity

• 1750 Nameberry 2019

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Famous People Named Wellington

• Wellington Timothy Mara American businessman and co,owner of the New York Giants; grandfather of actresses Kate and Rooney Mara
• Wellington Albert Papuan New Guinean rugby league footballer
• (V. K.) Wellington Koo Chinese Premier and diplomat
• Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza Zimbabwean cricketer
• Wellington Reade "Wells" Pope (b. 2011) son of Rosie and Daron Pope
• Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, hero of the battle of Waterloo

Wellington in Pop Culture

• J. Wellington Wimpy character in the Popeye cartoons
• Wellington capital of New Zealand
• Wellington beef dish
• Wellington dog in the book and play "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night,Time"