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Strickland

Strickland proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Strickland (countable and uncountable, plural Stricklands)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States.
  3. A rural locality in Central Highlands council area, Tasmania, Australia, named after Governor of Tasmania Gerald Strickland.

Forms of Strickland

pluralStricklands

Origin of Strickland

Habitational surname from the villages of Strickland Ketel and Strickland Roger, from Old English stirc (“bullock”) + land.

Words formed from Strickland

Questions about Strickland

What does Strickland mean?
Strickland means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Strickland?
Strickland is a proper noun.

Words near Strickland in the dictionary

  1. strickenly
  2. strickenness
  3. Stricker
  4. Strickers
  5. Strickfaden
  6. Strickland
  7. Strickland Ketel
  8. Strickland Roger
  9. Strickland's gum
  10. stricklandiid
  11. Stricklands

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