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Mornington
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English
Etymology
The likely original source is en ga - Baile Uí Mhornáin, 'Ó Mornán's town'. Another source is from the Earl of Mornington in the Irish Peerage, e.g. in Victoria.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmɔːnɪŋtən/ UK
Proper noun
en coastal village co/Meath c/Ireland.
en suburb town/Mount Isa s/Queensland c/Australia.
en suburb of the city:Pref/Clarence city/Hobart s/Tasmania c/Australia.
en seaside town near city/Melbourne s/Victoria c/Australia.
en suburb city/Dunedin r/Otago c/New Zealand.
en suburb city/Wellington r:suf/Wellington c/New Zealand.
Derived terms
en Mornington Crescent
en Mornington Peninsula
References
NZ Topo Map Dunedin
NZ Topo Map Wellington
A Dictionary of British Place Names, A.D. Mills, Oxford University Press (revised) 2011 978 0 19 960908 6