"Garland" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Garlands [plural]
Etymology: English surname, from the noun garland. Also derived from Garland in Devon, from an ancestor of the noun gore (“triangular piece of land”) + land. Etymology templates: {{m|en|garland}} garland, {{m|en|gore|id=triangular land|t=triangular piece of land}} gore (“triangular piece of land”), {{m|en|land}} land Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Garlands}} Garland (countable and uncountable, plural Garlands)
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a maker or seller of garlands. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Garland-en-name-9-EbIYuK Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: countable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Garland-en-name-Vj3AlNl-
  3. Any of a number of places in the United States named for persons with the surname: Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Garland-en-name-40FF6MwZ
  4. Any of a number of places in the United States named for persons with the surname:
    A city mostly in Dallas County, Texas.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Garland-en-name-~mD6M2av
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Garland County

Inflected forms

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