Hoyland

H4O1Y4L1A1N1D2

proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE372003).

OriginOld English hoh →
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Meanings

proper nounHoyland (countable and uncountable, plural Hoylands)

plural Hoylands

  1. countableuncountableA town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE372003).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhoh“hill spur”
  2. EnglishHoyland

From Old English hoh (“hill spur”) + land (“(cultivated) land”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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