Pentland

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English pent ← Cumbric *pant →
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Meanings

proper nounPentland (countable and uncountable, plural Pentlands)

plural Pentlands

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Middle English.
  2. countableuncountableA town in Queensland, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States.

Origin

  1. Cumbric*lann“enclosure”
  2. Cumbric*penn“head, summit, top”
  3. Cumbric*pant“hollow”
  4. Middle Englishpent“confined, enclosed”
  5. EnglishPentland

Scottish habitational surname from a minor place near Edinburgh, perhaps from Middle English pent (“confined, enclosed”) + land (“land”). Another possibility is Cumbric *pant (“hollow”) or Cumbric *penn (“head, summit, top”) + Cumbric *lann (“enclosure”).

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APA

Pentland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentland

MLA

“Pentland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentland. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pentland,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentland.

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