English
Maitland
Maitland may come from Anglo-Norman maltalent ‘bad temper’.
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400maltalent‘bad temper’uncertain
- EnglishtodayMaitland
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400maltalent‘bad temper’uncertain
- EnglishtodayMaitland
The story
However, it could also derive from the French village of Mautalant, in Normandy.
Every English word from Anglo-Norman maltalent
Today it means
name A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Anglo-Norman maltalent / Maitland