Meanings
Mayland1
- A village in Dengie Peninsula, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Mayland Heights.
Mayland2
plural Maylands · alternative Mailaend · alternative Mailaender · alternative Mailand · alternative Mailander · alternative Mailend · alternative Mailender · alternative Maylaend · alternative Maylaender · alternative Maylander · alternative Maylend · alternative Maylender
- A surname from German.
Origin
Mayland · proper noun
- Old Englishmæġþe“mayweed”
- EnglishMayland
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).
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Full word history & related roots →Mayland · proper noun
* 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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Mayland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mayland
“Mayland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mayland. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mayland,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mayland.
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