Land (suffix)

The suffix -land, which can be found in the names of several countries or country subdivisions, indicates a toponymy - a land. The word derived from the Old English land, meaning "ground, soil", and "definite portion of the earth's surface, home region of a person or a people, territory marked by political boundaries". It evolved from the Proto-Germanic *landą and from the Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- "land, open land, heath".

Below is the list of places that ends with "-land" or "Lands".

Sovereign states
Common name:
 * 🇫🇮 Finland
 * 🇮🇸 Iceland
 * 🇮🇪 Ireland
 * The Netherlands
 * 🇵🇱 Poland
 * 🇨🇭 Switzerland
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand
 * Deutschland (Germany)
 * 🇳🇿 New Zealand
 * 🇸🇿 Swaziland (now Eswatini)

Derived name:
 * 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands
 * 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands

Sub-national administrative divisions
Derived name:
 * Queensland, Australia
 * Burgenland, Austria
 * Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
 * Prince Edward Island, Canada
 * 🇬🇱 Greenland, Denmark
 * Åland, Finland
 * Lapland, Finland
 * Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
 * Saarland, Germany
 * Nagaland, India
 * Flevoland, the Netherlands
 * Friesland, the Netherlands
 * Gelderland, the Netherlands
 * Zeeland, the Netherlands
 * Jubaland, Somalia
 * Puntland, Somalia
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England, United Kingdom
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland, United Kingdom
 * Maryland, United States
 * North Holland, the Netherlands
 * South Holland, the Netherlands
 * Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
 * Rhode Island, United States

Australia

 * Central Highlands Council, Tasmania
 * Central Highlands Region, Queensland
 * City of Merri-bek (previously 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
 * Redlands City, Queensland
 * Maitland, South Australia


 * 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

 * Province level
 * Newfoundland and Labrador
 * Prince Edward Island
 * County level
 * Starland
 * Wheatland
 * Parkland
 * Woodlands
 * Cumberland
 * Westmorland
 * Northumberland County, New Brunswick
 * Northumberland County, Ontario
 * Welland (historic)


 * Town level
 * Daysland
 * Hartland
 * Ferryland
 * Winterland
 * Kirkland
 * Midland
 * Choiceland
 * Luseland
 * Zealandia
 * Lower Mainland
 * Cape Breton Highlands
 * Welland
 * Clarence-Rockland
 * Rossland
 * Sunderland
 * Aroland
 * Summerland
 * Peachland
 * List of islands of Canada

Denmark

 * Sjælland or Zealand
 * Jylland or Jutland
 * Sønderjylland
 * Midtjylland
 * Nordjylland
 * Himmerland
 * 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

 * A Bundesland
 * Rheinland (Rhineland) and Rheinland-Pfalz
 * Havelland
 * Heligoland
 * Jerichower Land
 * Mansfelder Land
 * Weimarer Land
 * Altenburger Land
 * Saale-Holzland
 * Landsberg
 * Saterland
 * Sauerland
 * Hochsauerlandkreis
 * Altes Land
 * Vogtland
 * Wendland
 * Emsland
 * Ostfriesland
 * Uthlande
 * Preetz-Land
 * Amt Dobern-Land

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

New Zealand

 * Auckland
 * Fiordland
 * Northland
 * Southland
 * Westland

Sweden

 * Skåneland (Previously part of Denmark)

United Kingdom

 * Counties
 * Northumberland
 * Rutland
 * West Midlands
 * Cumberland (historic)
 * Sutherland (historic)
 * Westmorland (historic)

Other places:


 * 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
 * East Midlands
 * Goathland
 * Scottish Highlands
 * Shetland
 * City of Sunderland
 * Sunderland
 * Swithland
 * West Midlands (region)
 * List of islands of the United Kingdom

United States

 * Multi-state regions
 * New England
 * Dixieland
 * Regions entirely in a single state
 * the Firelands
 * Vacationland
 * State level
 * Maryland
 * City level
 * Ashland
 * Cherryland
 * Cleveland
 * Cloverland
 * Cortland
 * Courtland
 * Dairyland
 * Forkland
 * Kirtland
 * Loveland
 * Oakland
 * Portland
 * Ragland
 * Saraland
 * Vineland
 * Woodland
 * Village level
 * Rhineland
 * List of islands of the United States

Other countries

 * Akhzivland
 * Bjarmaland, today comprise a part of Russia
 * Boland, Iran
 * Boland, Western Cape - South Africa
 * Burzenland - Romania
 * Courland - Latvia
 * Czech lands
 * Dubailand - Dubai
 * Esanland - Nigeria
 * Igboland - Nigeria
 * Kvenland, Fennoscandia
 * Maryland or Marimland - Russia
 * Mashonaland - Zimbabwe
 * Samland or Sambia or Kaliningrad Peninsula - Russia
 * Slovene Lands
 * Sudetenland - Czech Republic
 * Sundaland
 * Székely Land or Szeklerland - Romania
 * Ussuriland - Russia
 * Valland
 * Vinland, North America
 * Waasland - Belgium
 * Woodlands - Singapore
 * Yorubaland - Benin, Nigeria, Togo
 * Zululand - South Africa
 * "Lands" of Antarctica (e.g. Queen Maud Land, Marie Byrd Land) – see Geography of Antarctica for further examples

Former place names

 * Ashantiland
 * Basutoland
 * Bechuanaland Protectorate
 * Somaliland Protectorate
 * State of Somaliland
 * Matabeleland
 * Nyasaland Protectorate
 * Osterland
 * Österland
 * Pleissnerland
 * Rugiland
 * Stellaland
 * Swaziland, officially renamed Eswatini
 * Togoland
 * Wituland

Thematic parks

 * Adventureland
 * Coney Island
 * Disneyland
 * Everland
 * Gardaland
 * Kings Island
 * Legoland
 * NeverLand
 * Seoul Land
 * Wonderland

Fictional places
From Peter Pan
 * Neverland

From Alice in Wonderland
 * Wonderland

From Middle-Earth:
 * Brown Lands
 * Dark Land
 * Dunland
 * Sun-Lands

From Chronicles of Narnia
 * Archenland
 * Shallow Lands
 * Underland
 * Burnt Island
 * Dark Island
 * Deathwater Island
 * Dragon Island
 * Lone Islands

Other common names

 * Buckland
 * Copeland
 * Falkland
 * Frankland
 * Happyland
 * Headland
 * Kirkland
 * Kirtland
 * La La Land
 * Lakeland
 * Leland
 * Maitland
 * Midland
 * Newland
 * Oberland
 * Overland
 * Parkland
 * Redland
 * Sealand
 * Summerland
 * Wayland
 * Winterland
 * Woodland
 * Woodlands