Mayland

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English

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Etymology 1

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The placename may be from Old English mæġþe (mayweed) + land. Or, from īegland (island) with initial -m carried over from þæm (dative case of the definite article).

Proper noun

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Mayland

  1. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
  2. A village in Dengie Peninsula, Essex, England, United Kingdom
  3. Ellipsis of Mayland Heights.
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Etymology 2

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  • As an English surname, from the placenames (see Etymology 1 above).
  • Also as an English surname, variant of Malin, likely with influence from the surname May.
  • As a German surname, from Mayland, variant spelling of Mailand (Milan).

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Proper noun

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Mayland (plural Maylands)

  1. A surname from German.

German

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Proper noun

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Mayland n

  1. Obsolete form of Mailand.

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Proper noun

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Mayland m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Maylands or (with an article) Mayland, feminine genitive Mayland, plural Maylands)

  1. (rare) a surname transferred from the place name

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Descendants

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  • English: Mayland
  • Translingual: Maylandia