Shankland

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English sċanca →
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Meanings

proper nounShankland (plural Shanklands)

plural Shanklands · alternative Shanklin

  1. A surname from Old English.

    Aberdeen have confirmed, external Ash Taylor and Lawrence Shankland will follow Ryan Jack, Niall McGinn and Peter Pawlett in leaving the club this summer.

    2017 May 31, “Aberdeen: Ash Taylor & Lawrence Shankland join players leaving Pittodrie”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 24 May 2021, retrieved 02 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. Old Englishsċanca“leg”
  2. EnglishShankland

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in Scotland, most likely from Old English sċanca (“leg”) + land (“land”), equivalent to shank + land.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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