Byland

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A peninsula. rare

    "[…] the "byland or peninsula" of Selsey."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Old English.

Synonyms

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peninsulapeninsula

Example

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"[…] the "byland or peninsula" of Selsey."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From by- + land.

Etymology 2

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, perhaps from Old English byġe (“curve, bend”) + land (“land”).

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