Save Type Country Usage English, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian Pronounced Pron. ING-glənd(English) ENG-lant(German) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Old English Englaland meaning "land of the Angles", the Angles being one of the Germanic tribes that settled in the area in the post-Roman period. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesEnglaland(Anglo-Saxon) Engeland(Dutch) Categories Anglosphere, British Isles, Commonwealth, ends in -land, Europe, United Kingdom