"Welland" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Wellands [plural]
Etymology: No definite suggestion can be made about the origin of the placename in Worcestershire; perhaps from the Old English unattested personal name *Wēna + land (“land”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|*Wēna}} *Wēna, {{m|ang|land||land}} land (“land”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Welland (countable and uncountable, plural Wellands)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A river in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, which flows into the Wash, a large bay on the North Sea.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Cambridgeshire, England, Places in England, Places in Leicestershire, England, Places in Lincolnshire, England, Places in Northamptonshire, England, Places in Rutland, England, Rivers in Cambridgeshire, England, Rivers in England, Rivers in Leicestershire, England, Rivers in Lincolnshire, England, Rivers in Northamptonshire, England, Rivers in Rutland, England
    Sense id: en-Welland-en-name-uh36zWXl
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish (served by Little Malvern and Welland Parish Council) in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7940).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Worcestershire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Worcestershire, England
    Sense id: en-Welland-en-name-II2DFsQp
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A river in southern Ontario, Canada, which joins the Niagara River and was named after the English river.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Rivers in Canada, Rivers in Ontario
    Sense id: en-Welland-en-name-sh~pV~PP
  4. (uncountable) A placename:
    A city on the Welland River in Niagara regional municipality, Ontario.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Ontario, Places in Canada, Places in Ontario
    Sense id: en-Welland-en-name-UPLKATKZ
  5. (uncountable) A placename:
    An unincorporated community in Mendota Township, LaSalle County, and Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Illinois, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Welland-en-name-vVEFBynM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 17 11 3 30 16 13
  6. (uncountable) A placename:
    A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia, named after the English village.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Adelaide, Places in Australia, Places in South Australia, Suburbs in South Australia
    Sense id: en-Welland-en-name-2G3jyxP9
  7. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Welland-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Weston by Welland

Inflected forms

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}
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}

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