Washington

Etymology
(the town in Tyne and Wear, northeast England): probably from the place name, from. It was attested in 1096 as. Hwæssa is of uncertain origin, said to possibly correspond to +, or possibly related to. There are other theories; more on Wikipedia.

The surname derives from the town, and most places in the United States are named for.

Proper noun

 * , the first president of the United States, and commanding general during its war of independence.
 * 1)  The federal government or administrative authority of the United States. From the capital city of Washington, D.C.
 * 2) A placename:
 * , most of which are named for George Washington:
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * 1)  The federal government or administrative authority of the United States. From the capital city of Washington, D.C.
 * 2) A placename:
 * , most of which are named for George Washington:
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , most of which are named for George Washington:
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , most of which are named for George Washington:
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
 * , popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.

Synonyms

 * DC / D.C. / District of Columbia The federal district and city are coterminous and the city government administers the district, so are jurisdictionally equivalent
 * WA/WA./Wa./Wa, ,
 * WASH/WASH./Wash./Wash, WSH/WSH./Wsh./Wsh

Translations

 * Albanian: Uashington
 * Amharic: ዋሺንግተን
 * Arabic: وَاشِنْطُن
 * Hijazi Arabic: واشنطن
 * Armenian: Վաշինգտոն
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: Вашынгто́н
 * Bengali: ওয়াশিংটন
 * Bulgarian: Вашингто́н
 * Burmese: ဝါရှင်တန်
 * Carpathian Rusyn: Вашінґто́н
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 華盛頓
 * Hakka: 華盛頓
 * Hokkien: 華盛頓
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: Washington
 * Dhivehi: ވޮޝިންގޓަން
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Gujarati: વૉશિંગ્ટન
 * Hawaiian: Wakinekona
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: वॉशिंगटन
 * Icelandic: Washington
 * Japanese:
 * Kannada: ವಾಷಿಂಗ್ಟನ್
 * Kazakh:
 * Khmer:
 * Korean: ,
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Lao: ວໍຊິງຕັນ
 * Latvian: Vašingtona
 * Lithuanian: Vašingtonas
 * Macedonian: Вашингтон
 * Malay: Washington
 * Malayalam: വാഷിങ്ടൺ
 * Marathi: वॉशिंग्टन
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic: Вашингтон
 * Navajo: Ahééhałtį́į́h Hahoodzo, Wááshindoon
 * Nepali: वासिङ्टन
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Pashto: واشنگټن
 * Persian:
 * Iranian Persian: واشِنْگْتُن
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Punjabi:
 * Gurmukhi: ਵਾਸ਼ਿੰਗਟਨ
 * Russian:
 * Samogitian: Vašingtons
 * Sanskrit: वाशिङ्ग्टन्
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: Вашингтон
 * Roman: Vašington, Washington
 * Silesian: Wašyngton
 * Sinhalese: වොෂින්ටන්
 * Slovak: Washington
 * Slovene: Washington
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: Washington
 * Tajik: Вашингтон
 * Tamil: வாசிங்டன்
 * Tatar: Вашингтон
 * Telugu: వాషింగ్టన్
 * Thai: วอชิงตัน
 * Tibetan: ཧྭ་ཤིན་ཀྲོན, ཝ་ཤིང་ཊོན
 * Turkish:, Vaşington
 * Turkmen: Waşington
 * Ukrainian: Вашингто́н, Вашинґто́н
 * Urdu: واشِن٘گْٹَن
 * Uyghur: ۋاشىنگتون
 * Uzbek: Vashington
 * Vietnamese: Washington,, Oa-sinh-tơn
 * Yiddish: וואַשינגטאָן


 * Antillean Creole: Wachinntonn
 * Arabic: وَاشِنْطُن
 * Moroccan Arabic: واشنطن
 * Belarusian: Вашынгто́н
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 華盛頓州
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian:, ვაშინგტონის შტატი
 * Haitian Creole: Wachintòn
 * Hindi: वॉशिंगटन
 * Japanese: ワシントン州,
 * Kazakh: Уашиңтон штаты
 * Korean: ,
 * Lao: ວໍຊິງຕັນ
 * Latin: Vasingtonia, Vasintonia
 * Maori: Wahingitana
 * Navajo: Ahééhałtį́į́h Hahoodzo
 * Persian:
 * Iranian Persian: واشِنْگْتُن
 * Polish:
 * Russian: штат Вашингто́н, шт. Вашингто́н
 * Scots: Washington
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: วอชิงตัน
 * Ukrainian: Вашингто́н, Вашинґто́н
 * Uyghur: ۋاشىنگتون
 * Uzbek:
 * Cyrillic: Вашингтон штати
 * Latin: Vashington shtati
 * Walloon: Wachintone
 * West Frisian: Washington

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Washington is the 145th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 177,386 individuals. Washington is most common among Black (87.5%) individuals.

Noun

 * 1)  a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Etymology
From.

Proper noun

 * 1)  state
 * 2) Washington D.C.

Etymology
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Etymology
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Proper noun

 * 1) the letter W in the Spanish spelling alphabet
 * 1) the letter W in the Spanish spelling alphabet