Land (suffix)
The suffix -land, which can be found in the names of several countries or country subdivisions, indicates a toponymy - a land. The word derived from the Old English land, meaning "ground, soil", and "definite portion of the earth's surface, home region of a person or a people, territory marked by political boundaries". It evolved from the Proto-Germanic *landą and from the Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- "land, open land, heath".[1]
Below is the list of places that ends with "-land" or "Lands".
Sovereign states
[edit]Common name:
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
The Netherlands
Poland
Switzerland
Thailand
Deutschland (Germany)
New Zealand
Swaziland (now Eswatini)
Derived name:
Sub-national administrative divisions
[edit]Queensland, Australia
Burgenland, Austria
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Greenland, Denmark
Åland, Finland
- Lapland, Finland
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Saarland, Germany
Nagaland, India
Flevoland, the Netherlands
Friesland, the Netherlands
Gelderland, the Netherlands
Zeeland, the Netherlands
Jubaland, Somalia
Puntland, Somalia
England, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom
Maryland, United States
Derived name:
North Holland, the Netherlands
South Holland, the Netherlands
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Rhode Island, United States
Other places
[edit]Australia
[edit]- Central Highlands Council, Tasmania
- Central Highlands Region, Queensland
- City of Merri-bek (previously City of Moreland), Victoria
- Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria
- City of Maitland, New South Wales
- City of Nedlands, Western Australia
- Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania
- Town of Port Hedland, Western Australia
- South Gippsland Shire, Victoria
- Southern Midlands Council, Tasmania
- Tablelands Region, Queensland
- Redlands City, Queensland
- Maitland, South Australia
- Other places
- Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
- Central Highlands, Tasmania
- Central Queensland
- Far North Queensland
- Gippsland, Victoria
- Midlands, Tasmania
- Murraylands, South Australia
- New England, New South Wales
- North Queensland
- Northern Tablelands, New South Wales
- Portland, Victoria
- Riverland, South Australia
- South East Queensland
- Southern Highlands, New South Wales
- Southern Tablelands, New South Wales
- List of islands of Australia
Canada
[edit]- Province level
- County level
- Starland
- Wheatland
- Parkland
- Woodlands
- Cumberland
- Westmorland
- Northumberland County, New Brunswick
- Northumberland County, Ontario
- Welland (historic)
- Town level
- Daysland
- Hartland
- Ferryland
- Winterland
- Kirkland
- Midland
- Choiceland
- Luseland
- Zealandia
- Lower Mainland
- Cape Breton Highlands
- Welland
- Clarence-Rockland
- Rossland
- Sunderland
- Aroland
- Summerland
- Peachland
- List of islands of Canada
Denmark
[edit]- Sjælland or Zealand
- Jylland or Jutland
- Sønderjylland
- Midtjylland
- Nordjylland
- Himmerland
- Lolland/Laaland
Finland
[edit](Names in Swedish/Names in Finnish)
- Nyland / Uusimaa
- Egentliga Finland / Varsinais-Suomi
- Egentliga Tavastland / Kanta-Häme
- Birkaland / Pirkanmaa
- Päijänne-Tavastland / Päijät-Häme
- Mellersta Finland / Keski-Suomi
- Kajanaland / Kainuu
- Lappland / Lappi
- Åland / Ahvenanmaa
Germany
[edit]- A Bundesland
- Rheinland (Rhineland) and Rheinland-Pfalz
- Havelland
- Heligoland
- Jerichower Land
- Mansfelder Land
- Weimarer Land
- Altenburger Land
- Saale-Holzland
- Landsberg
- Saterland
- Sauerland
- Altes Land
- Vogtland
- Wendland
- Emsland
- Ostfriesland
- Uthlande
- Preetz-Land
- Amt Dobern-Land
The Netherlands
[edit]- City level
- Ameland
- Berkelland
- Blokland
- Dinkelland
- Dirksland
- Drechterland
- Gaasterland
- Kollumerland
- Lansingerland
- Lemsterland
- Midden-Delfland
- Montferland
- Nieuw-Lekkerland
- Noord-Beveland
- Noorder-Koggenland
- Opsterland
- Oud-Beijerland
- Reiderland
- Scharsterland
- Schouwen-Duiveland
- Sint Annaland
- Smallingerland
- Steenwijkerland
- Vlieland
- Waterland
- Wester-Koggenland
- Westland
- Wormerland
- Zwartewaterland
- Zuid-Beveland
New Zealand
[edit]Norway
[edit]| Vestlandet | Østlandet | Sørlandet | Trøndelag | Nord-Norge |
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Sweden
[edit]- Skåneland (Previously part of Denmark)
| Götaland | Svealand | Norrland |
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United Kingdom
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- Counties
- Northumberland
- Rutland
- West Midlands
- Cumberland (historic)
- Sutherland (historic)
- Westmorland (historic)
Other places:
- Backaland
- Backlands
- Bankland
- Barkisland
- Bennetland
- Berrylands
- Biglands
- Blackland
- Blakelands
- Blisland
- Bowland
- Bordlands
- Boreland
- Boyland
- Brackenlands
- Braehoulland
- Bridgelands
- Broadlands
- Brockhollands
- Brookland
- Brooklands
- Broomlands
- Browland
- Burland
- Burntisland
- Byland
- Collegeland
- East Midlands
- Goathland
- Scottish Highlands
- Shetland
- City of Sunderland
- Swithland
- West Midlands (region)
- List of islands of the United Kingdom
United States
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- Multi-state regions
- Regions entirely in a single state
- State level
- City level
- Ashland
- Cherryland
- Cleveland
- Cloverland
- Cortland
- Courtland
- Dairyland
- Forkland
- Kirtland
- Loveland
- Oakland
- Portland
- Ragland
- Saraland
- Vineland
- Woodland
- Village level
Other countries
[edit]- Akhzivland
- Bjarmaland, today comprise a part of Russia
- Boland, Iran
- Boland, Western Cape - South Africa
- Burzenland - Romania
- Courland - Latvia
- Czech lands
- Dubailand - Dubai
- Esanland - Nigeria
- Igboland - Nigeria
- Kvenland, Fennoscandia
- Maryland or Marimland - Russia
- Mashonaland - Zimbabwe
- Samland or Sambia or Kaliningrad Peninsula - Russia
- Slovene Lands
- Sudetenland - Czech Republic
- Sundaland
- Székely Land or Szeklerland - Romania
- Ussuriland - Russia
- Valland
- Vinland, North America
- Waasland - Belgium
- Woodlands - Singapore
- Yorubaland - Benin, Nigeria, Togo
- Zululand - South Africa
- "Lands" of Antarctica (e.g. Queen Maud Land, Marie Byrd Land) – see Geography of Antarctica for further examples
Former place names
[edit]- Ashantiland
Basutoland
- State of Somaliland
- Matabeleland
Nyasaland Protectorate
- Osterland
- Österland
- Pleissnerland
- Rugiland
Stellaland
- Swaziland, officially renamed Eswatini
- Togoland
- Wituland
Thematic parks
[edit]- Adventureland
- Coney Island
- Disneyland
- Everland
- Gardaland
- Kings Island
- Legoland
- NeverLand
- Seoul Land
- Wonderland
Fictional places
[edit]From Peter Pan
From Alice in Wonderland
From Middle-Earth:
From Chronicles of Narnia
- Archenland
- Shallow Lands
- Underland
- Burnt Island
- Dark Island
- Deathwater Island
- Dragon Island
- Lone Islands
Other common names
[edit]- Buckland
- Copeland
- Falkland
- Frankland
- Happyland
- Headland
- Kirkland
- Kirtland
- La La Land
- Lakeland
- Leland
- Maitland
- Midland
- Newland
- Oberland
- Overland
- Parkland
- Redland
- Sealand
- Summerland
- Wayland
- Winterland
- Woodland
- Woodlands
References
[edit]- ^ Harper, Douglas. "land". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
See also
[edit]- List of islands - which technically ends with the "-land" from the word island
- List of fictional islands
- Land as surnames