Rutland

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹʌt.lənd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Rutland

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:
   1. A city, the county seat of Rutland County, Vermont; named for English nobleman John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland.
   2. A village in Illinois; named for the city in Vermont.
   3. An unincorporated community in Indiana.
   4. A city in Iowa; named for the city in Vermont.
   5. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
   6. A town in Massachusetts.
   7. A town in New York.
   8. A city in North Dakota.
   9. A village in Ohio.
   10. An unincorporated community in South Dakota.
   11. A town in Wisconsin.
5. A neighborhood of Kelowna, British Columbia; named for early settler John "Hope" Matthew Rutland.
6. A ghost town in Saskatchewan.

Derived terms

• Braunston-in-Rutland
• Rutland County
• Rutland Water

Anagrams

• tundral