Eiland

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch eiland and North German Eiland. Compare Eilander. === Proper noun === Eiland (plural Eilands) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Eiland is the 9929th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3250 individuals. Eiland is most common among White (52.68%) and Black/African American (39.84%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eiland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 517. === Anagrams === lead-in, denial, denail, Leanid, Aldine, Denali, alined, Delina, lead in, nailed, daniel, dienal, Delian, enlaid, inlead, Daniel, lained, dealin', leadin', deal in == Dutch == === Etymology === (Leudal) See also Limburgish Eilandj. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) (Maasgouw) First attested as Eyland in 1803-1820. Derived from eiland (“island”). See also Limburgish Eilandj. (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Het Eyland of Swart ven in 1780. Derived from eiland (“island”). The name originally referred to a peninsula of solid land surrounded by peat bogs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯.lɑnt/ Hyphenation: Ei‧land Homophone: eiland === Proper noun === Eiland n a hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands a hamlet in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands a hamlet in Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German eilant, einlant, from Middle Low German eilant (by which it was reinforced again during the 16th c.), from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Cognate with Dutch eiland, English island, Icelandic eyland. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯lant/ === Noun === Eiland n (strong, genitive Eilandes or Eilands, plural Eilande) (literary) a small island, typically isolated (literary) an island of any size; occasionally used to avoid repetition of Insel, otherwise poetic ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Insel === Further reading === “Eiland” in Duden online “Eiland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Low German == === Alternative forms === Ailand === Etymology === From Middle Low German eilant, from Old Frisian eiland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Compare German Eiland, Dutch eiland, English island, Icelandic eyland. === Noun === Eiland f (plural Eilannen) island ==== Synonyms ==== Insel Warder ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)