Etymology

Maitland

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Today it means: A surname from Anglo-Norman. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman maltalent
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The story

  1. Anglo-Norman · derived frommaltalent“bad temper”
  2. English todayMaitland

Uncertain, possibly a nickname for an ungracious individual, from Anglo-Norman maltalent (“bad temper”). However, it could also derive from the French village of Mautalant, in Normandy.

Words from the same roots

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