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): /ˈɹʌt.lənd/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌtlənd

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 Groveland Township, LaSalle County, Illinois; named for the city in Vermont.
    3. An unincorporated community in Indiana.
    4. A minor city in Humboldt County, Iowa; named for the city in Vermont.
    5. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.
    6. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    7. A town in Jefferson County, New York.
    8. A minor city in Sargent County, North Dakota.
    9. A village and township in Meigs County, Ohio.
    10. An unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota.
    11. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Dane County, Wisconsin.
    12. A number of other townships, listed under Rutland Township.
  5. A neighborhood of Kelowna, Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia; named for early settler John "Hope" Matthew Rutland.
  6. A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Senlac, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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