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Rutland.

A small landlocked county in the East Midlands of England.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈɹʌt.lənd/UK
  1. A small landlocked county in the East Midlands of England.

  2. An English habitational surname from the county in England.

  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  4. A number of places in the United States: A village in Groveland Township, LaSalle County, Illinois; named for the city in Vermont.

  5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Indiana.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Humboldt County, Iowa; named for the city in Vermont.

  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A town in Jefferson County, New York.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Sargent County, North Dakota.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A village and township in Meigs County, Ohio.

  12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota.

  13. 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.

  14. A number of places in the United States: A town in Rutland County, Vermont, that surrounds the city.

  15. A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Dane County, Wisconsin.

  16. A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, listed under Rutland Township.

  17. A neighborhood of Kelowna, Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia; named for early settler John "Hope" Matthew Rutland.

  18. 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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