Given name & surname
Land
“of the earth”
Land is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “of the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “of the earth.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
Land’s family of names
In German usage, Land has a later derivative in Lenda. Land has a related form in Landy. Land has a related form in Lander.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Land has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Landervariant
- Landivariant · Albanian
- Landeevariant
- Landyvariant
- Llandlikely variant
- Lalandevariant · English
- Landërvariant · Albanian
- Landievariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Land, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Labe
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91% boys · 9% girls
Lando
“a manly man”
>99% boys
Lake
“from the still waters”
62% boys · 38% girls
Larmine
“one who is boisterous”
>99% boys
Lassit
“one who is open-minded”
>99% boys
Ladden
“an athletic man”
>99% boys
Larby
“of the deer park”
86% boys · 14% girls
Layt
“a fascinating young man”
>99% boys