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Ellington

EL-ing-ton

Popularity

#3518

stable

Letters

9

Syllables

3

Origin

English

Total Births

1,619

Peak Year

#124 in 2016

First Recorded

1921

Style

Sophisticated & Formal, Vintage

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

Ellington is an English surname turned given name, meaning 'Ellis's town' or 'from the estate of Ella'.

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Gender Split

Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

Famous Namesakes

  • Duke Ellington

    Legendary American jazz composer and pianist

  • Ellington Darden

    American exercise guru and writer

Nicknames

Personality Traits

SophisticatedCreativeIntelligentIndependent

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