Hartland

Hart·land
H4A1R1T1L1A1N1D2
/ˈhɑː(ɹ)t.lənd/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS2524).

OriginOld English heorot →
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Meanings

proper nounHartland (countable and uncountable, plural Hartlands)

plural Hartlands

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS2524).
    2. countableuncountableA town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.First known use 1874
    3. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Tulare County, California.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
    5. countableuncountableA township in Kearny County, Kansas.
    6. countableuncountableA town in Somerset County, Maine.
    7. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Livingston County, Michigan.
    8. countableuncountableA city in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
    9. countableuncountableA ghost town in Ward County, North Dakota.
    10. countableuncountableA town in Niagara County, New York.
    11. countableuncountableA town in Windsor County, Vermont.
    12. countableuncountableA town in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
    13. countableuncountableA town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
    14. countableuncountableA village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
    15. countableuncountableA number of other townships in the United States, listed under Hartland Township.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishheorot“hart”
  2. EnglishHartland

From Old English heorot (“hart”) + land (“land”), because the village in Devon is situated on a peninsula whose form resembles a hart. The town in New Brunswick is named after surveyor James R. Hartley (1833 - 1868).

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APA

Hartland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hartland

MLA

“Hartland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hartland. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hartland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hartland.

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