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Maitland
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1
A surname of Anglo-Norman origin.
"Maitland has been a prominent Scottish surname since medieval times."
2
A city in New South Wales, Australia.
"Maitland lies on the Hunter River in New South Wales."
Word Forms
Maitlands plural
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Etymology
Possibly from Anglo-Norman maltalent, "bad temper," used as a nickname, though it may also derive from the Norman village of Mautalant.