# Shands

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A ghost town in Nevada County, California, United States.

## Etymology
Two possible origins:
* Variant of Scottish Shand, with the English patronymic suffix -s.
* Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Schantz.

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