"Sweetland" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Sweetlands [plural], Swetland [alternative]
Etymology: Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from Old English swēte (“sweet”) + land (“land”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|swēte||sweet}} Old English swēte (“sweet”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Sweetlands}} Sweetland (plural Sweetlands)
  1. A surname from Old English.
    Sense id: en-Sweetland-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 25 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 30 36
  2. A community in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Nova Scotia, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Nova Scotia, Canada
    Sense id: en-Sweetland-en-name-n3xN1q3I Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 30 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 41 32
  3. A ghost town in Nevada County, California, United States. Categories (place): Ghost towns in California, USA, Ghost towns in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sweetland-en-name-9YS6rz9K Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 30 36

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