Pentlandとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Scottish habitational surname from a minor place near Edinburgh, perhaps from 中期英語 pent (“confined, enclosed”) + land (“land”). Another possibility is Cumbric *pant (“hollow”) or Cumbric *penn (“head, summit, top”) + Cumbric *lann (“enclosure”).

固有名詞

Pentland (countable and uncountable, plural Pentlands)

1. A surname from Middle English.
2. A town in Queensland, Australia.
3. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States.

派生語

• Pentland Firth
• Pentland Hills
• pentlandite

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pentland is the 38582 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Pentland is most common among White (89.53%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pentland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.