Acland

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proper noun

An estate in Landkey parish, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS594325).

OriginOld English āc →
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Meanings

proper nounAcland (countable and uncountable, plural Aclands)

plural Aclands · alternative Ackland

  1. countablehistoricaluncountableAn estate in Landkey parish, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS594325).
  2. countableuncountableA rural town and locality in Toowoomba Region. Queensland, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishāc“oak”
  2. EnglishAcland

Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from the Old English personal name Acca + lanu (“lane, street”). This surname, evidenced by its modern morphology, merged with a similar surname which itself instead came from Old English āc (“oak”) + land (“land”).

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APA

Acland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acland

MLA

“Acland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acland. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Acland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acland.

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