Norlander

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English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Norland +‎ -er.

Noun[edit]

Norlander (plural Norlanders)

  1. A northerner; a person from the north country.
  2. A nanny or childcare specialist educated at Norland College, England (founded 1892).
    • 2023 April 29, Lou Stoppard, “Inside the world of the elite nanny”, in FT Weekend:
      The struggle for Norlanders is to be such a modern nanny while still encapsulating the ethos of the institution that, as the uniform alone attests, is undeniably retro.

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Swedish Norlander.

Proper noun[edit]

Norlander (plural Norlanders)

  1. A surname from Swedish.
Statistics[edit]
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Norlander is the 40144th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 546 individuals. Norlander is most common among White (94.51%) individuals.

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