<Li> Wellington--scientifically inclined, but very insecure and absent - minded . Named after Beresford's nephew's school, Wellington School, Somerset, though Wellington himself later states that he chose his name from the city of Wellington in New Zealand . </Li> <Li> Madame Cholet--a very kind - hearted but short - tempered female Womble, and the cook of the Wimbledon burrow, styled on Beresford's mother and named after the town of Cholet in France . She affects a French accent, though she is actually no more French than any other Wimbledon Womble and simply likes to think of herself as French . Though Orinoco's size is commented on far more often, it is clearly established that of all the Wombles, Madame Cholet is the "stoutest". </Li> <Li> Miss Adelaide--the burrow's schoolmistress and head of the Womblegarten and a great friend of Madame Cholet, named after the city of Adelaide in Australia . A very strict but fair Womble, she has the ability to make even Great Uncle Bulgaria feel silly . </Li> <Li> Alderney--Madame Cholet's assistant, named after Alderney in the Channel Islands where Beresford lived towards the end of her life . She appeared in the early books, but did not make it into the first TV series . Her character was revived in the second TV series, when many viewers wrongly assumed she was a new character . She is a pretty and precocious young Womble with a slight disregard for the rules . </Li>

Where does the last name womble come from