Arlington

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Ælfrēd + Old English ing (“called after”) + Old English tūn (“estate”), "estate named after Alfred". Many of the place names in the United States derive from Arlington House, formerly the plantation of Robert E. Lee.

Proper noun

Arlington

1. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
   1. A village in Devon, United Kingdom.
   2. A village in East Sussex, United Kingdom.
   3. A village in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama.
   2. A census-designated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.
   3. A community in the city of Riverside, Riverside County, California.
   4. An unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Colorado.
   5. A city in Calhoun County and Early County, Georgia.
   6. A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
   7. An unincorporated community in Rush County, Indiana.
   8. A small city in Fayette County, Iowa.
   9. A small city in Reno County, Kansas.
   10. A small home rule city in Carlisle County, Kentucky.
   11. A neighborhood in northwest Baltimore, Maryland.
   12. A large town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
   13. A city in Sibley County, Minnesota.
   14. An unincorporated community in Phelps County, Missouri.
   15. A village in Washington County, Nebraska.
   16. A neighborhood of Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey.
   17. A community and census-designated place in Dutchess County, New York.
   18. A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York.
   19. A former town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, merged into the town of Jonesville in 2001.
   20. A village in Hancock County, Ohio.
   21. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Ohio.
   22. A small city in Gilliam County, Oregon.
   23. A neighborhood in southern Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
   24. A small city in Brookings County and Kingsbury County, South Dakota.
   25. A sizable town in Shelby County, Tennessee.
   26. A large city in Tarrant County, Texas.
   27. A town in Bennington County, Vermont.
   28. A census-designated place which is coterminous with Arlington County, Virginia.
   29. An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia.
   30. A city in Snohomish County, Washington.
   31. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
   32. An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
   33. A town and village in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
3. A number of places in Canada:
   1. A community of Nova Scotia.
   2. A municipality of Saskatchewan.
   3. A community of Yukon.
4. (US) Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, an American military cemetery.

Derived terms

• Arlington County
• Upper Arlington