-land
The suffix -land which can be found in several countries' name and country subdivisions indicates a toponymy—a land. The word came via Germanic "land."
Below is the list of places that ends with "-land" or "Land".
Sovereign States
Derived name:
Sub-national administrative divisions
Burgenland, Austria Queensland, Australia Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Prince Edward Island, Canada Greenland, Denmark Åland, Finland Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Saarland, Germany Nagaland, India Flevoland, the Netherlands Friesland, the Netherlands Gelderland, the Netherlands Zeeland, the Netherlands Somaliland, Somalia Puntland, Somalia Maryland, United States England, United Kingdom Scotland, United Kingdom
Derived name:
North Holland, the Netherlands South Holland, the Netherlands Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Rhode Island, United States
Other places
Australia
- Central Highlands Council, Tasmania
- Central Highlands Region, Queensland
- City of Moreland, Victoria
- Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria
- City of Maitland, New South Wales
- City of Nedlands, Western Australia
- Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania
- Town of Port Hedland, Western Australia
- South Gippsland Shire, Victoria
- Southern Midlands Council, Tasmania
- Tablelands Region, Queensland
- Other places
- Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
- Central Highlands, Tasmania
- Central Queensland
- Far North Queensland
- Gippsland, Victoria
- Midlands, Tasmania
- Murraylands, South Australia
- New England, New South Wales
- North Queensland
- Northern Tablelands, New South Wales
- Portland, Victoria
- Riverland, South Australia
- South East Queensland
- Southern Highlands, New South Wales
- Southern Tablelands, New South Wales
- List of islands of Australia
Canada
- County level
- Starland
- Wheatland
- Parkland
- Woodlands
- Cumberland
- Westmorland
- Northumberland County, New Brunswick
- Northumberland County, Ontario
- Welland (historic)
- Town level
Denmark
- Sjælland or Zealand
- Jylland or Jutland
- Sønderjylland
- Midtjylland
- Nordjylland
- Lolland/Laaland
Finland
(Names in Swedish/Names in Finnish)
- Nyland / Uusimaa
- Egentliga Finland / Varsinais-Suomi
- Egentliga Tavastland / Kanta-Häme
- Birkaland / Pirkanmaa
- Päijänne-Tavastland / Päijät-Häme
- Mellersta Finland / Keski-Suomi
- Kajanaland / Kainuu
- Lappland / Lappi
- Åland / Ahvenanmaa
Germany
The Netherlands
- City level
- Ameland
- Berkelland
- Blokland
- Dinkelland
- Dirksland
- Drechterland
- Gaasterland
- Kollumerland
- Lansingerland
- Lemsterland
- Midden-Delfland
- Montferland
- Nieuw-Lekkerland
- Noord-Beveland
- Noorder-Koggenland
- Opsterland
- Oud-Beijerland
- Reiderland
- Scharsterland
- Schouwen-Duiveland
- Sint Annaland
- Smallingerland
- Steenwijkerland
- Vlieland
- Waterland
- Wester-Koggenland
- Westland
- Wormerland
- Zwartewaterland
- Zuid-Beveland
Norway
Vestlandet | Østlandet | Sørlandet | Trøndelag | Nord-Norge |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sweden
- Skåneland (Previously part of Denmark)
Götaland | Svealand | Norrland |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom
- Counties
- Northumberland
- Rutland
- West Midlands
- Cumberland (historic)
- Westmorland (historic)
Other places: England
- Goathland
- Scottish Highlands
- Sunderland
- Swithland
- Backaland
- Backlands
- Bankland
- Barkisland
- Bennetland
- Berrylands
- Biglands
- Blackland
- Blakelands
- Blisland
- Bowland
- Bordlands
- Boreland
- Boyland
- Brackenlands
- Braehoulland
- Bridgelands
- Broadlands
- Brockhollands
- Brookland
- Brooklands
- Broomlands
- Browland
- Burland
- Burntisland
- Byland
- Collegeland
- List of islands of the United Kingdom
United States
- Regions
- State level
- City level
- Ashland
- Cleveland
- Cloverland
- Cherryland
- Cortland
- Courtland
- Dairyland
- Forkland
- Oakland
- Portland
- Ragland
- Saraland
- Vineland
- Woodland
- Village level
Other countries
- Newfoundland - Canada
- Sudetenland - Czech Republic
- Dubailand - Dubai
- Nagaland - India
- Boland, Iran
- Courland - Latvia
- Northland - New Zealand
- Auckland - New Zealand
- Westland - New Zealand
- Southland - New Zealand
- Boland, Western Cape - South Africa
- Shetland - United Kingdom
- West Midlands - United Kingdom
- Northumberland - United Kingdom
- Sunderland - United Kingdom
- Vinland, North America
- Bjarmaland, today comprise a part of Russia
- "Lands" of Antarctica (e.g. Queen Maud Land, Marie Byrd Land) – see Geography of Antarctica for further examples
Former places
Thematic Parks
- WonderLand
- NeverLand
- Legoland
- Disneyland
Fictional places
From Peter Pan
From Middle-Earth:
From Chronicles of Narnia
Other common names
See also
- List of islands - which technically ends with the "-land" from the word island
- List of fictional islands
- Land as surnames
- -stan
- -desh
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