Zealand
English place name from Dutch
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Updated Mon Apr 22 2024
Zealand Origin and Meaning
The name Zealand is a girl's name meaning "sea land".
One of the coolest place names you haven't discovered yet. Familiar-but-new, ultra-rare, and that spunky Z initial — Zealand has a lot going for it. And hey, Zeal is a pretty rad nickname. Zealand first made an appearance on the girls' side of the charts in 2010, a decade after it first broke in for boys.
It ultimate derives from the Middle Dutch province name Seelant, a combination of the elements see, "sea," and lent, "land."
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