Auckland

Meaning

Proper Noun

• city New Zealand (country)'s North Island, the largest conurbation in the country.
• region New Zealand (country) which includes the city, situated between the Northland region to the north and the Waikato region to the south.

Origin

• 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. Similar, if not the same, to Oakland.