Auckland
English
Etymology
After William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, patron of the founder of the city, after Bishop Auckland, formerly North Auckland in the UK, the site of Auckland castle, from Ackland, possibly from Old Norse alca (“auk”) or from Middle English ak (“oak”) + land.
Proper noun
Auckland
- The largest conurbation in New Zealand.
Descendants
- Translingual: Aucklandia
Translations
the largest conurbation in New Zealand
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See also
Portuguese
Etymology
Proper noun
Auckland f
- Auckland (a city in New Zealand)
Spanish
Proper noun
Auckland ?
- Auckland (the largest conurbation in New Zealand)
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