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Maitland

Maitland proper noun: a surname from Anglo-Norman.

Proper noun

Maitland (countable and uncountable, plural Maitlands)

  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. A city and local government area in New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A town in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.
  4. A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
  5. A suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States.
  6. A minor city in Holt County, Missouri, United States.
  7. A ghost town in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.
  8. A village in East Hants municipality, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada, named after Peregrine Maitland.

Forms of Maitland

pluralMaitlands

Origin of Maitland

Uncertain, possibly a nickname for an ungracious individual, from Anglo-Norman maltalent (“bad temper”). However, it could also derive from the French village of Mautalant, in Normandy.

Words formed from Maitland

Questions about Maitland

What does Maitland mean?
Maitland means a surname from Anglo-Norman.
What part of speech is Maitland?
Maitland is a proper noun.

Words near Maitland in the dictionary

  1. Maithilas
  2. Maithili
  3. Maithilis
  4. Maithils
  5. maithuna
  6. Maitland
  7. Maitland Bar
  8. Maitland Vale
  9. maitlandite
  10. Maitlands
  11. maitotoxin

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