Land (suffix)

Last updated September 16, 2025

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".^[1]

Sovereign states

Common name:

Derived name:

States with limited recognition:

Somaliland

Sub-national administrative divisions

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 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

Czechia

Sudetenland

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

New Zealand

Norway

Vestlandet	Østlandet	Sørlandet	Trøndelag	Nord-Norge
Rogaland (county) Haugaland (district) Hjelmeland Municipality Håland Municipality Vestland (county) Hordaland (district) Sunnhordland (district) Midthordland (district) Nordhordland (district) Askeland (villages) Aurland Municipality Meland Municipality	Akershus (county) Høland Municipality Innlandet (county) Oppland (district) Land (district) Søndre Land Municipality Nordre Land Municipality Telemark (county) Grenland (district)	Agder (county) Bygland Municipality Froland Municipality Iveland Municipality	Trøndelag (county) Orkland Municipality Ørland Municipality	Nordland (county) Helgeland (district) Vesterålen (district) Sortland Municipality Troms (county) Skånland Municipality

Romania

Székely Land (Szeklerland)

Slovakia

Hauerland

Sweden

Skåneland (historical name for the provinces of Blekinge, Halland and Scania)

Götaland	Svealand	Norrland
Dalsland Gotland Halland Småland Västergötland Öland Östergötland	Södermanland Uppland Värmland Västmanland	Gästrikland Hälsingland Jämtland Lappland Ångermanland