Etymology

Mayland

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Today it means: An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. Full definition →

Old English mæġþe
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Mayland · proper noun1

  1. Old English · derived frommæġþe“mayweed”
  2. English todayMayland

The placename may be from Old English mæġþe (“mayweed”) + land. Or, from īegland (“island”) with initial -m carried over from þæm (dative case of the definite article).

Mayland · proper noun2

* As an English surname, from the placenames (see Etymology 1 above). * Also as an English surname, variant of Malin, likely with influence from the surname May. * As a German surname, from Mayland, variant spelling of Mailand (“Milan”).

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