Sutherland

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/ˈsʌðə(ɹ)lənd/

proper noun

A habitational surname from Old English.

Similar
Sutherlandshire
OriginOld Norse Suðrland →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A former county of Scotland, since 1975 part of Highland region and council area.
  3. A suburb and local government area (Sutherland Shire) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A locality in the Shire of Northern Grampians, central western Victoria, Australia.
  5. A neighborhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  6. A town in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
  7. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A small city in O'Brien County, Iowa.
    2. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
    3. A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
    4. A census-designated place in Millard County, Utah.
    5. An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
    6. An unincorporated community in the towns of Delta and Mason, Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
  8. A Scottish dukedom.

Synonyms & antonyms

county

Similar
Sutherlandshire

Origin

  1. Old NorseSuðrland
  2. EnglishSutherland

The name of the county is from Old Norse Suðrland, from suðr (“south”) + land (“land”), named from the point of view of Orkney and Shetland. In some cases, the surname may represent the equivalent formation in Old English.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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