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Lt Governor Hobson named the new settlement in honour of George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland.
In reference to the above - William Eden (hence mount Eden) who was from Bishop Auckland in the UK .
The actual word Auckland has 3 possible origins, all dating back a millennium.
(1) old Celtic river name with the last four letters denoting a cliff = Alclit = a river in the region (in UK) which later was named Gaunless which is a Norse word meaning 'useless' reflecting it's inability to power a mill, sustain fish or floodplains
(2) derives from old Norse Aukland meaning 'additional land' granted to the local Bishop by King Canute in 1020 (in UK)
(3) A derivative of 'Oakland' relating to surrounding forests in the area at the time (in UK)
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoLord Auckland, a patron and former commander of Governor William Hobson.
The answer above doesn't state who or what Auckland is..... so William Eden (hence mount Eden) family from Bishop Auckland area of UK.
The actual word Auckland has 3 possible origins, all dating back a millennium.
(1) old Celtic river name with the last four letters denoting a cliff = Alclit = a river in the region (in UK) which later was named Gaunless which is a Norse word meaning 'useless' reflecting it's inability to power a mill, sustain fish or floodplains
(2) derives from old Norse Aukland meaning 'additional land' granted to the local Bishop by King Canute in 1020 (in UK)
(3) A derivative of 'Oakland' relating to surrounding forests in the area at the time (in UK)
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∙ 13y agoNew Zealand's first governor, Captain William Hobson, chose Auckland as the capital. Hobson decided upon the name Auckland, in honour of his patron and former commander, Lord Auckland (at that time, the viceroy of India). Many of the other place names in Auckland bear the influence of Hobson's patron. Lord Auckland's family name was Eden, and a great many parts of the city bear this name.
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∙ 15y agoThe maori name for the Auckland region is Tamaki Makaurau.
'Akarana' is the Maori transliteration of the English 'Auckland'.
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∙ 12y agoIT is named after Lord Auckland who was a sponsor of william Hobson first governor of New Zealand.
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∙ 14y agoit was named after George Eden, 2nd Earl of Auckland, first Lord of the British Admiralty and Governor General of India. (Founded in 1840)
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∙ 12y agoThe Maori's did in 1350. but your talking about European settlement, than William Hobson did and named it after George Eden, Earl of Auckland in 1840
hope this helps!
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∙ 8y agoIt was named for George Eden, the First Earl of Aukland.
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∙ 11y agoFrom Lord Auckland.
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I think it was called the 'Rainbow Warrior'.
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