Sutherland

English

Etymology

The name of the county is from Old Norse Suðrland, from suðr (south) + land (land), named from the point of view of Orkney and Shetland.

In some cases the surname may represent the equivalent formation in Old English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʌðə(ɹ)lənd/

Proper noun

Sutherland

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A former county of Scotland, since 1975 part of Highland region and council area.
  3. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A neighborhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A town in Northern Cape, South Africa.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A small city in O'Brien County, Iowa.
    2. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
    3. A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
    4. A census-designated place in Millard County, Utah.
    5. An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
    6. An unincorporated community in the towns of Delta and Mason, Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
  7. A Scottish dukedom.

Synonyms

  • (county) Sutherlandshire

Derived terms

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.ter.land/, /ˈsa.der.land/, /ˈsa.terˌlɛnd/, /ˈsa.derˌlɛnd/[1]
  • Rhymes: -aterland, -aderland, -ɛnd

Proper noun

Sutherland m or f by sense

  1. A surname in English

Proper noun

Sutherland f

  1. A former county of Scotland, since 1975 part of Highland region
  2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  3. A neighborhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  4. A town in Northern Cape, South Africa
  5. A small city in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States
  6. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri, United States
  7. A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States
  8. A census-designated place in Millard County, Utah, United States
  9. An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States
  10. An unincorporated community in the towns of Delta and Mason, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States

References

  1. Sutherland in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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