Hartland
Syllables: Hart·land/ˈhɑː(ɹ)t.lənd/
Hartland proper noun: a village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS2524).
Proper noun
Hartland (countable and uncountable, plural Hartlands)
- A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS2524).
- A town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A census-designated place in Tulare County, California.
- A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
- A township in Kearny County, Kansas.
- A town in Somerset County, Maine.
- A census-designated place in Livingston County, Michigan.
- A city in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
- A ghost town in Ward County, North Dakota.
- A town in Niagara County, New York.
- A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
- A town in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
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- A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
- A village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Hartland Township.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Forms of Hartland
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Origin of Hartland
From Old English heorot (“hart”) + land (“land”), because the village in Devon is situated on a peninsula whose form resembles a hart. The town in New Brunswick is named after surveyor James R. Hartley (1833 - 1868).
Words formed from Hartland
Questions about Hartland
- What does Hartland mean?
- Hartland means a village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS2524).
- What part of speech is Hartland?
- Hartland is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Hartland?
- Hartland is pronounced /ˈhɑː(ɹ)t.lənd/.
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