Proper Name guide

Åland

name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɔːlənd/
  • General-American: /ˈɑlənd/
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1

name

Meaning 1

An archipelago of the Baltic Sea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A region of Finland, consisting of the Aland archipelago.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Åland.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: Islles Åland — archipelago
  • Bulgarian: Оланд (Oland) — archipelago
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奧蘭 /奥兰 (Àolán) — archipelago
  • Czech: Ålandy — archipelago
  • Czech: Alandy — archipelago
  • Danish: Ålandsøerne — archipelago
  • Dutch: Åland — archipelago
  • Esperanto: Alando — archipelago
  • Estonian: Ahvenamaa — archipelago
  • Faroese: Áland — archipelago
  • Finnish: Ahvenanmaa — archipelago
  • Finnish: Ahvenanmaan saaristo — archipelago
  • Finnish: Oolanti — archipelago
  • French: les îles d'Åland — archipelago
  • French: Åland — archipelago
  • Georgian: ალანდი (alandi) — archipelago
  • Georgian: ალანდის კუნძულები (alandis ḳunʒulebi) — archipelago
  • German: Åland — archipelago
  • Greek: Άαλαντ (Áalant) — archipelago
  • Greek: Ώλαντ (Ólant) — archipelago
  • Hindi: ऑलैंड (ŏlaiṇḍ) — archipelago
  • Icelandic: Álandseyjar — archipelago
  • Icelandic: Áland — archipelago
  • Japanese: オーランド諸島 (Ōrando-shotō) — archipelago
  • Latvian: Olande — archipelago
  • Macedonian: Оланд (Oland) — archipelago
  • Norwegian: Åland — archipelago
  • Polish: Wyspy Alandzkie — archipelago
  • Portuguese: Alanda — archipelago
  • Russian: Ала́ндские острова́ (Alándskije ostrová) — archipelago
  • Russian: Ала́нды (Alándy) — archipelago
  • Northern Sami: Ålánda — archipelago
  • Slovak: Ålandy — archipelago
  • Slovak: Alandy — archipelago
  • Swedish: Åland — archipelago
  • Swedish: Ålands skärgård — archipelago
  • Tamil: ஓலந்து தீவுகள் (ōlantu tīvukaḷ) — archipelago
  • Asturian: Islles Åland — province
  • Estonian: Ahvenamaa — province
  • Estonian: Ahvenamaa maakond — province
  • Finnish: Ahvenanmaa — province
  • Finnish: Ahvenanmaan maakunta — province
  • French: Åland — province
  • Hindi: ऑलैंड (ŏlaiṇḍ) — province
  • Indonesian: Åland — province
  • Javanese: Åland — province
  • Polish: Wyspy Alandzkie — province
  • Portuguese: Alanda — province
  • Russian: Ала́ндские острова́ (Alándskije ostrová) — province
  • Russian: Ала́нды (Alándy) — province
  • Swedish: Åland — province
  • Swedish: Landskapet Åland — province
  • Tamil: ஓலந்து தீவுகள் (ōlantu tīvukaḷ) — province
  • Tamil: ஓலந்து (ōlantu) — province