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Acland

Acland proper noun: an estate in Landkey parish, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS594325).

Proper noun

Acland (countable and uncountable, plural Aclands)

  1. (historical) An estate in Landkey parish, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS594325).
  2. A rural town and locality in Toowoomba Region. Queensland, Australia.
  3. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Acland

pluralAclands
alternative formAckland

Origin of Acland

Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from the Old English personal name Acca + lanu (“lane, street”). This surname, evidenced by its modern morphology, merged with a similar surname which itself instead came from Old English āc (“oak”) + land (“land”).

Questions about Acland

What does Acland mean?
Acland means an estate in Landkey parish, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS594325).
What part of speech is Acland?
Acland is a proper noun.

Words near Acland in the dictionary

  1. Ackworth
  2. Ackworths
  3. ACL
  4. aclacinomycin
  5. aclacinomycins
  6. Acland
  7. Aclands
  8. aclang
  9. aclantate
  10. aclarubicin
  11. aclasia

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