Maitland

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Maitland

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Maitlands

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

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Closest in meaning: captain, madill, mounsey, mace, manners, mayor, mabey, mandard, mayhew, mallory, machen, matterface, mountfort, mainwaring, masefield, laver

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"Maitland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maitland. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Maitland. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maitland

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"Maitland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maitland.

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@misc{maitland_2026,
  title = {Maitland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maitland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}