ˈæftɚ ðə fˈɔːɹməl ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌvðə tˈaʊn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ðə nˈeɪm wʌz tʃˈeɪndʒd tə wˈɛlɪŋtən ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹθɚ wˈɛlɛsli, fˈɜːst dˈuːk ʌv wˈɛlɪŋtən, ɹᵻnˈaʊnd sˈoʊldʒɚ ænd kˈɑːŋkɚɹɚɹ ʌv nɐpˈoʊlɪən æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv wˈɔːɾɚlˌuː, æz sədʒˈɛstᵻd baɪ sˌɜː dʒˈɔːɹdʒ nˈeɪpiɚ.
After the formal establishment of the town in 1840, the name was changed to Wellington in honour of the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, renowned soldier and conqueror of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, as suggested by  Sir George Napier.