# Rutland

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹʌt.lənd/ · frequency rank #30,208

## Definitions
1. A small landlocked county in the East Midlands of England.
2. An English habitational surname from the county in England.
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16. A neighborhood of Kelowna, Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia; named for early settler John "Hope" Matthew Rutland.
17. A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Senlac, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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

## Easily confused with
- **Roland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roland-vs-rutland)
- **Rowland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowland-vs-rutland)

## Common misspellings (11)
`rrutland`, `rtuland`, `rultand`, `rutalnd`, `rutladn`, `rutlandd`, `rutlannd`, `rutlland`, `rutlnad`, `ruttland`, `urtland`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rutland