English Explanatory Dictionary

Shands

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A ghost town in Nevada County, California, United States.
name
  1. plural of Shand

Word forms

Shands Shandses

Etymology

Two possible origins: * Variant of Scottish Shand, with the English patronymic suffix -s. * Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Schantz.

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