Ancestry has both Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 and First Name: A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507 Appears that the source is Reany and Wilson since this it was it says: English: habitational name from any of the three places named Wellington, in Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Somerset. All are most probably named with an unattested Old English personal name Wçola + -ing- (implying association with) + tûn ‘settlement’. http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html=b&ln=Wellington&sourcecode=13304 Very typical of early German settlements, named after the founder: Wella's settlement. All early occurances are in the south of England. The Pedigree Resource instance in "Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland" was added by someone who didn't even know that Carlisle is in England, as is the county of Cumberland. This is not a person to believe anything they say. I hope none of you bought a bridge from this person. If he/she didn't bother to check the country of Carlisle, what else didn't he/she check? Very embarrassing for that person. Maybe they asked on an internet list and someone who didn't know told them Carlisle was in Cumberland County, Scotland. And they didn't bother to check. How very very foolish. Linda Merle

The first Duke of Wellington was, of course, the victor over Napoleon. I imagine that in the years after 1815, a lot of boys were named Wellington after the great hero -- and it may have started earlier. Same thing happened over here in the 1820's when the Rev. War hero Lafayette made a grand tour of the country. Lots of boys were named Marcus after the hero Marquis. As for an Irish connection, Wellington's brother was Marques (I think that was it) of Welleslely, and that was an Irish title. Wellesley was the family name. Howard V. Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: <lmerle@comcast.net> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [Sc-Ir] given name Wellington > Ancestry has both > Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN > 0-19-508137-4 and > First Name: > > A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507 > > Appears that the source is Reany and Wilson since this it was it says: > English: habitational name from any of the three places named Wellington, > in Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Somerset. All are most probably named > with an unattested Old English personal name Wçola + -ing- (implying > association with) + tûn 'settlement'. > http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html=b&ln=Wellington&sourcecode=13304 > Very typical of early German settlements, named after the founder: Wella's > settlement. > All early occurances are in the south of England. The Pedigree Resource > instance in "Carlisle, Cumberland, Scotland" was added by someone who > didn't even know that Carlisle is in England, as is the county of > Cumberland. This is not a person to believe anything they say. I hope none > of you bought a bridge from this person. If he/she didn't bother to check > the country of Carlisle, what else didn't he/she check? Very embarrassing > for that person. Maybe they asked on an internet list and someone who > didn't know told them Carlisle was in Cumberland County, Scotland. And > they didn't bother to check. How very very foolish. > Linda Merle >

>A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507 I put the ISBN into Campusi < http://www.campusi.com/ > and got this as a result: Dictionary of First Names - Patrick Hanks - Paperback ISBN: 0192800507 Author: Patrick Hanks Publisher: Oxford University Press Date published: November 1990 Format: Paperback Number of pages: 480 Book Review: Here is the ultimate first name handbook, a delightfully informative, comprehensive survey of over 4,500 European and American names (with two appendices covering the most common Arabicand Indian names). The real charm and value of this reference lies in the wealth of fascinating additional information the authors provide. Under the entry for "Audrey," for example, we learn of the sixth century saint of that name--whodied from a neck tumor, divine punishment for her youthful delight in fine necklaces--from whom the word "tawdry" derives: it referred originally to the cheap jewelry sold at fairs in her honor (St. Audrey eventually being compressed into"tawdry"). The authors reveal that the name "Colleen," a very popular name among Irish Americans, is in fact never given as a first name in Ireland; that the name "Wendy" didn't exist until J.M. Barrie invented it for Peter Pan; that"Algernon" originally meant "moustached" and was a nickname among the predominantly clean-shaven Norman French; and that the "th" in our spelling of "Anthony" comes from an erroneous confusion with the Greek word for flower,anthos. Perhaps more important, this dictionary is an authoritative reference. Indeed, no other handbook provides a fraction of the information found here. Typical entries provide the linguistic and ethnic root of a name. "Jennifer,"for instance, is a Cornish form of "Guinevere," which in turn is the French version of a Welsh name combining gwen, white, fair, smooth, and hwyfar, smooth, soft. Most entries also include the non-English form or cognate of a name. Thename "Geronimo" is an Italian 0ognate of Jerome, whose Dutch cognate, "Jeroen," the authors point out, was the mostpopular male name in Holland in 1981. In addition, entries include diminutives and pet forms. A companion to the authors'A Dictionary of Surnames, this informative reference offers a goldmine of curious facts to delight browsers of every age as well as a wealth of inspiration for prospective parents. It is an ideal baby shower gift. This is Reaney & Wilson's info. They had several editions. ISBN: 0198631464 Author: Percy H. Reaney R. M. Wilson Date published: August 1995 Format: Paperback 3rd ed. with corrections and additions Donna