Proper Name guide

111

name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • New-Zealand: /wən.wən.wən/
  • New-Zealand: /trɪpəl.wən/

1

name

Meaning 1

The telephone number for emergency services in New Zealand and Nauru.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • When you call 111 in New Zealand, the Spark operator usually answers the phone with "111 Emergency. Do you require fire, ambulance, or police?"

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The telephone number for ambulance services in Papua New Guinea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

A variant of the British 999, originally selected as an appropriate number for rotary-dial telephones and adapted in New Zealand because the formatting on its pulse-dial system made 1 equivalent to 9 as processed by its British-made telecommunications equipment.