English Explanatory Dictionary

Rutland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small landlocked county in the East Midlands of England.
  2. An English habitational surname from the county in England.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. A village in Groveland Township, LaSalle County, Illinois; named for the city in Vermont.
  6. An unincorporated community in Indiana.
  7. A minor city in Humboldt County, Iowa; named for the city in Vermont.
  8. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.
  9. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  10. A town in Jefferson County, New York.
  11. A minor city in Sargent County, North Dakota.
  12. A village and township in Meigs County, Ohio.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹʌt.lənd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rutland.wav

Word forms

Rutland

Etymology

Unclear. Attested in Old English as Roteland and Ritelanede. Perhaps hrīþer (“cattle”) + land (“land”), or from the personal name Rota + land.

Derived words

Braunston-in-Rutland Rutland County Rutland Water
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