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Popularity of the baby name Grantland


Posts that mention the name Grantland

Baby names with LAND: Landon, Yolanda, Wayland

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Looking for baby names that contain the word LAND?

If so, you’re in luck!

Below you’ll find a long list of names that contain the letter sequence “l-a-n-d.” Most of these names come directly from the U.S. SSA’s baby name data.

  • Aland
  • Alanda
  • Alander
  • Alandis
  • Alando
  • Alandra, Allandra
  • Alandre
  • Alandria
  • Alandus
  • Arland
  • Arlander
  • Arlando
  • Arlandria
  • Arlandus
  • Ashland
  • Bland
  • Blandina
  • Blandine
  • Blandon
  • Blandy
  • Brayland
  • Breland
  • Bryland
  • Caitland
  • Calandra, Callandra
  • Calandria
  • Carland
  • Celandine
  • Chalanda
  • Chalandra
  • Charlanda
  • Cleland
  • Cleveland, Cleaveland, Cleavland, Clevland
  • Colandra
  • Copeland
  • Cortland, Cortlandt, Courtland, Courtlandt
  • Dayland
  • Decland
  • Deland
  • Delanda
  • Delando
  • Delandra
  • Delandre
  • Delandria
  • Diland
  • Dorland
  • Durland
  • Dyland
  • Earland
  • Eiland
  • Eland
  • Elanda
  • Elandra
  • England
  • Erland
  • Eulanda
  • Falanda
  • Falando
  • Felando
  • Ferlando
  • Filandro
  • Finland
  • Freeland
  • Garland
  • Gayland, Gailand
  • Glanda
  • Graceland
  • Grantland
  • Grayland
  • Haaland
  • Harland
  • Haviland, Havilland
  • Holland
  • Horlando
  • Howland
  • Hyland, Highland
  • Jaland
  • Jalanda
  • Jayland
  • Jolanda
  • Kailand, Khailand
  • Kaitland, Kateland
  • Kalandra
  • Kalandria
  • Kayland
  • Keeland, Keyland
  • Keiland
  • Keland, Kelland
  • Kimberland
  • Kirkland
  • Kopeland
  • Kortland, Kourtland
  • Kyland, Khyland
  • Lakeland
  • Landa
  • Landan
  • Landen, Landenn
  • Lander
  • Landers
  • Landin
  • Landis
  • Lando
  • Landon, Landonn, Landdon
  • Landra
  • Landrea
  • Landria
  • Landrick, Landric
  • Landris
  • Landrum
  • Landry, Landrie, Landri, Landree, Landrey
  • Landun
  • Landy, Landie, Landi, Landee
  • Landyn, Landynn
  • Landyon
  • Layland
  • Lealand
  • Leeland, Leighland
  • Leiland
  • Leland
  • Lelandra
  • Leyland
  • Lilandra
  • Llandel
  • Lochland
  • Lolanda
  • Maitland
  • Malanda
  • Marland
  • Marlanda
  • Marlando
  • Maryland
  • Mayland
  • Melandie
  • Merland
  • Mirlande, Myrlande
  • Moreland, Morland
  • Murland
  • Nerlande
  • Newland
  • Neyland
    • Used mostly in the state of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee’s football team plays in Neyland Stadium, which was named after former head coach/athletic director Robert Neyland.
  • Noland
  • Norland
  • Oakland
  • Oland
  • Olanda
  • Olander
  • Olando
  • Orland
  • Orlanda
  • Orlander
  • Orlandis
  • Orlando
  • Orlandra
  • Orlandrea
  • Orlandria
  • Orlandus
  • Philander
  • Portland
  • Raland
  • Ralanda
  • Rawland
  • Rayland
  • Relanda
  • Reyland
  • Richland
  • Riland
  • Rockland
  • Roland, Rolland, Rowland
  • Rolanda
  • Rolandas
  • Rolande
  • Rolando
  • Rollande
  • Rosaland
  • Roseland
  • Rosiland
  • Rosland
  • Ryland, Rhyland, Ryeland
  • Salanda
  • Salandra
  • Scotland, Scottland
  • Shalanda
  • Shalandra
  • Shalandria
  • Shelanda
  • Sherlanda
  • Shlanda
  • Sholanda
  • Shulanda
  • Skyland
  • Steveland
  • Strickland
  • Sutherland
  • Talanda
  • Talandra
  • Timberland
  • Toland
  • Tolanda
  • Torland
  • Tyland, Thailand
  • Valanda
  • Verland
  • Violanda
  • Volanda
  • Yalanda
  • Ylanda
  • Yoland
  • Yolanda, Yollanda
  • Yolande
  • Yolander
  • Yolandi
  • Yolandia
  • Yolandita
  • Yolando
  • Yolandra
  • Yulanda, Youlanda
  • Yulander
  • Zayland
  • Zealand
  • Zeeland
  • Zeland

A few of the above are variant forms of more common names such as Declan, Lachlan, Melanie, and Caitlin.

Which LAND name do you like most? Let me know in the comments!

Source: SSA

Image: Adapted from Fields – panoramio (42) by Alexander Reuss under CC BY 3.0.

Where did the baby name Grantland come from in 1930?

Sportswriter Grantland Rice (1880-1954)
Grantland Rice

The surname name Grantland first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in 1930:

  • 1932: unlisted
  • 1931: unlisted
  • 1930: 6 baby boys named Grantland [debut]
  • 1929: unlisted
  • 1928: unlisted

Why?

I think the reason is famous sportswriter Grantland Rice, who was known for his “evocative, heroic writing style.”

He began covering sports during the first decade of the 1900s, initially working at various newspapers in the South (including the Nashville Tennessean and the Atlanta Journal).

In the 1910s, Rice moved to New York City and started a column called “The Sportlight” at the New York Tribune. His influential column would go on to become nationally syndicated in 1930 — which could be the reason the name Grantland debuted in the data that year specifically.

He was born Henry Grantland Rice in Tennessee in 1880. His middle name was his mother Beulah’s maiden name.

The surname Grantland comes from an English place name that may represent a combination of the Old English personal name Granta and the Old English word land, which (in this case) referred to owned or cultivated land.

What are your thoughts on Grantland as a first name?

P.S. Another sportswriter who influenced U.S. baby names was Perian Conerly

Sources:

Image (Grantland Rice on tel/mic) from Library of Congress