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Wilmington

  • /ˈwɪlmɪŋtən/

Where it comes from

Meaning "Wilhelm's estate", from Wilhelm + Old English -ing (“belonging to”) + Old English tūn (“homestead, settlement”)

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Widworthy parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2199).
  3. An industrial suburb in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA1030).
  4. A village in Long Man parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, famous for its Long Man.
  5. A village and civil parish in Dartford borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ5372).
  6. A hamlet in Priston parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6962).
  7. A neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
  8. A city, the county seat of New Castle County, and the largest city in Delaware.
  9. A village in Greene County, Illinois.
  10. A city in Will County, Illinois.
  11. An unincorporated community in Hogan Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.
  12. An unincorporated community in Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
  13. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  14. A township and unincorporated community in Houston County, Minnesota.
  15. A town and census-designated place in Essex County, New York.
  16. A city, the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina. A since-deleted LinkedIn page listed Gaddis as a graphic designer who lives in the coastal city of Wilmington, North Carolina.
  17. A city, the county seat of Clinton County, Ohio.
  18. A township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.
  19. A township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
  20. A town and census-designated place in Windham County, Vermont.
  21. An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
  22. A town in Mount Remarkable district council area, South Australia.

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Closest in meaning: philadelphia, town, city, metropolis, municipality, borough, burg, settlement, community, locale, conurbation, agglomeration, port, seaport, harbor, riverport

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"Wilmington." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wilmington. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Wilmington. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wilmington

Chicago

"Wilmington." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wilmington.

BibTeX
@misc{wilmington_2026,
  title = {Wilmington},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wilmington},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}