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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 alka (“auk”) or from Middle English ak (“oak”) + land; similar, if not the same, to Oakland. In view of an earlier form, Alclit, this may represent an adaptation of a Cumbric form, equivalent to Proto-Brythonic *alo- (“rock”) + Proto-Brythonic * clọ:tā, a river name.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Auckland
- A city in New Zealand's North Island, the largest conurbation in the country.
- A region of New Zealand which includes the city, situated between the Northland region to the north and the Waikato region to the south.
Descendants
Translations
the largest conurbation in New Zealand
See also
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English Auckland.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Auckland m
- Auckland (a city in New Zealand)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Auckland.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Auckland m inan
- Auckland (a city in New Zealand)
Declension
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Auckland.
Proper noun
Auckland
- Auckland (a city in New Zealand)
Spanish
Proper noun
Auckland ?
- Auckland (the largest conurbation in New Zealand)