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Rutland

  • /ˈɹʌt.lənd/ UK

Rhymes with -ʌtlənd

Where it comes from

Unclear. Attested in Old English as Roteland and Ritelanede. Perhaps hrīþer (“cattle”) + land (“land”), or from the personal name Rota + land.

proper noun

  1. A small landlocked county in the East Midlands of England.
  2. An English habitational surname from the county in England.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A village in Groveland Township, LaSalle County, Illinois; named for the city in Vermont.
  5. An unincorporated community in Indiana.
  6. A minor city in Humboldt County, Iowa; named for the city in Vermont.
  7. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky.
  8. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  9. A town in Jefferson County, New York.
  10. A minor city in Sargent County, North Dakota.
  11. A village and township in Meigs County, Ohio.
  12. An unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota.
  13. A city, the county seat of Rutland County, Vermont; named for English nobleman John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland.
  14. A town in Rutland County, Vermont, that surrounds the city.
  15. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Dane County, Wisconsin.
  16. A number of other townships, listed under Rutland Township.
  17. A neighborhood of Kelowna, Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia; named for early settler John "Hope" Matthew Rutland.
  18. A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Senlac, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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"Rutland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rutland. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{rutland_2026,
  title = {Rutland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rutland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}