Wellington
WEL-ing-tun
English
Boy
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- From the wealthy estate; Temple of the prosperous
- Origin
- English
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Wellington does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "From the wealthy estate; Temple of the prosperous", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Wellington.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1880s (0.006% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Wellington prospers through meditation on God's word — day and night, observing to do, the soul whose prosperity flows from spiritual obedience.
- Verses on this meaning
- Joshua 1:8
"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."
- 3 John 1:2
"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."
- Joshua 1:8