Etymology

Hyland

Hy·land
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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Old English hēah ← Irish Ó hAoileáin
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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ hAoileáin
  2. Old English · derived fromhēah“high”
  3. English todayHyland

Two main origins: * A Scottish and English topographic surname, from Old English hēah (“high”) or hīeġ (“hay”) + land (“land”). * A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAoileáin, a variant of Ó Faoláin, from which Whelan.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhēah all →

highHeatonhighgateHighamhextHigh EasterYealands

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