The story
- Irish · derived fromÓ hAoileáin
- Old English · derived fromhēah“high”
- 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
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.