Rutland

Meaning

Proper Noun

• county in the East Midlands of England (country).
• from the county in England.
• A male given name from surnames.
• city, county seat Rutland County (county) Vermont (state) ; named for English nobleman {{w John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland}}.
• town Massachusetts (state).
• town New York (state).
• town Wisconsin (state).
• village Ohio (state).
• village Illinois (state) ; named for the city in Vermont.
• city North Dakota (state).
• city Iowa (state) ; named for the city in Vermont.
• neighborhood of city, Kelowna British Columbia (province) ; named for early settler John "Hope" Matthew Rutland.
• (unincorporated) community Indiana (state).
• (unincorporated) community Kentucky (state).
• (unincorporated) community South Dakota (state).
• ghost town Saskatchewan (province).

Origin

• Unclear. Attested in Old English as Roteland and Ritelanede. Perhaps hrīþer + land, or from the personal name Rota + land.