Maitland

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proper noun

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

OriginAnglo-Norman maltalent →
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Meanings

proper nounMaitland (countable and uncountable, plural Maitlands)

plural Maitlands

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. A place name:
    1. countableuncountableA city and local government area in New South Wales, Australia.
    2. countableuncountableA town in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.
    3. countableuncountableA suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
    4. countableuncountableA suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA minor city in Holt County, Missouri, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA ghost town in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.
    7. countableuncountableA village in East Hants municipality, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada, named after Peregrine Maitland.

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanmaltalent“bad temper”
  2. EnglishMaitland

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.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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