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Eiland
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eiland
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en nl eiland and North en de Eiland. Compare en Eilander.
Proper noun
s
en.
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
Anagrams
en adeiln lead-in denial denail Leanid Aldine Denali alined Delina lead in nailed daniel dienal Delian enlaid inlead Daniel lained dealin' leadin' deal in
en surnames from Dutch surnames from German
Dutch
Etymology
(Leudal) See also li Eilandj. nl
(Maasgouw) First attested as Eyland in 1803-1820. Derived from nl eiland island. See also li Eilandj.
(Noord-Brabant) First attested as Het Eyland of Swart ven in 1780. Derived from nl eiland island. The name originally referred to a peninsula of solid land surrounded by peat bogs.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɛi̯.lɑnt/
nl Nl-eiland.ogg
nl Ei land
nl eiland
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Leudal p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Maasgouw p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Woensdrecht p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
References
German
de:
Etymology
From de gmh eilant, gmh einlant, from de gml eilant (by which it was reinforced again during the 16th c.), from de ofs eiland, from de gmw-pro *auwjuland, from de gem-pro *awjōlandą. Cognate with nl eiland, en island, is eyland.
Pronunciation
de /ˈaɪ̯lant/
de De-Eiland.ogg
de De-Eiland2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Ei land
Noun
n,(e)s
de chiefly literary an island, usually a small and/or isolated one
de (kleine) Insel Inselchen
de Er war so menschenscheu, dass er sein Leben am liebsten auf einem Eiland im Ozean verbracht hätte. He was so reclusive that he would have preferred to spend his life on some little island in the ocean.
de 12 June 2026 Jan Lustig Wie Curacaos Chong über das „Sommermärchen“ zum Fußball kam Kicker (magazine) Kicker https://www.kicker.de/wie-curacaos-chong-ueber-das-sommermaerchen-zum-fussball-kam-1226865/artikel Geboren auf Curacao. Von allen WM-Spielern der kleinen Karibikinsel kann nur Tahith Chong dieses Prädikat für sich beanspruchen. In der Hauptstadt Willemstad kam er zur Welt und verbrachte einen Teil seiner Kindheit auf dem gerade einmal 444 Quadratkilometer großen Eiland. Born in Curaçao. Of all World Cup players representing the small Caribbean island, only Tahith Chong can claim this distinction. He was born in the capital, Willemstad, and spent part of his childhood on the island, whose size does not exceed 444 square kilometers.
Usage notes
The word is typically used when the author either wants to avoid repetition of de Insel or wants to emphasize the smallness; most often both factors combine.
Declension
n,(e)s
See also
de Werder river island
Further reading
Low German
nds:
Alternative forms
nds Ailand
Etymology
From nds gml eilant, from nds ofs eiland, from nds gmw-pro *auwjuland, from nds gem-pro *awjōlandą. Compare de Eiland, nl eiland, en island, is eyland.
Noun
f Eilannen
island
Synonyms
nds Insel
nds Warder
Derived terms
nds Eilandbarg Eilandgemeen Eilandgemeend Eilandgemeende Eilandhööftstadt Eilandinwahner Eilandinwahnerin Eilandinwahnersch Eilandinwahnersche Eilandinwohner Eilandinwohnerin Eilandinwohnersch Eilandinwohnersche Eiland-Kariben Eilandrebeet Eilandrinn Eilandsegment Eilandverwalten
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