Meaning and background
The story behind Ellington
Ellington comes from several English places, and their older names do not all have the same first element. The dictionary discusses eel, the personal names Ella or Eli, and, for the Kent place, a byname meaning old, followed by a farmstead element. That variety rules out one simple translation for every Ellington family. A dog named Ellington can honor a particular place or person while keeping this geographic complexity.
- Origin
- English habitational surname from several places with differing first elements and a farmstead element. Source
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About Ellington
Recorded as a dog’s name
Ellington appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɛlɪŋtən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɛlɪŋtən/ · primary stress on syllable 1EH1 L IH0 NG T AH0 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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