Rutland.
A small landlocked county in the East Midlands of England.
Meaning & usage
A small landlocked county in the East Midlands of England.
An English habitational surname from the county in England.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Groveland Township, LaSalle County, Illinois; named for the city in Vermont.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Humboldt County, Iowa; named for the city in Vermont.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Jefferson County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Sargent County, North Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: A village and township in Meigs County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Rutland County, Vermont; named for English nobleman John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Rutland County, Vermont, that surrounds the city.
A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Dane County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, listed under Rutland Township.
A neighborhood of Kelowna, Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia; named for early settler John "Hope" Matthew Rutland.
A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Senlac, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Where this word comes from
Unclear. Attested in Old English as Roteland and Ritelanede. Perhaps hrīþer (“cattle”) + land (“land”), or from the personal name Rota + land.
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