Mornington
English
Etymology
The likely original source is Irish Baile Uí Mhornáin, 'Ó Mornán's town'. Another source is from the Earl of Mornington in the Irish Peerage, e.g. in Victoria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔːnɪŋtən/
Proper noun
Mornington
- A coastal village in County Meath, Ireland.
- A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
- A suburb of the City of Clarence, near Hobart, Tasmania.
- A coastal town near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- A suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand.
- A suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.
Derived terms
References
- NZ Topo Map Dunedin
- NZ Topo Map Wellington
- A Dictionary of British Place Names, A.D. Mills, Oxford University Press (revised) 2011 →ISBN
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