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

1. A coastal village in County Meath, Ireland.
2. A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
3. A suburb of the City of Clarence, near Hobart, Tasmania.
4. A coastal town near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
5. A suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand.
6. A suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.

Derived terms

• Mornington Crescent
• 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 →ISBN