Leland: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Leland
Origin of the name Leland:
Transferred use of the surname derived from the Old English elements lēah (wood, clearing, meadow) or læge (fallow) and land (land, area). The name was indicative of one who lived near a clearing or piece of fallow land.
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Lee, Land
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There are towns named "Leland" in the states of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, and North Carolina.
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Leland Stanford - b1824 d1893: American tycoon, politician and founder of Stanford University
Leland Chapman - bounty hunter on A&E's Dog the bounty hunter- Leland in song, story & screen: | Edit
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer played by Ted Levine on the American TV series "Monk".
Leland McKenzie, head of the law firm "McKenzie, Brackman, Cheney, Kuzack, and Becker" in the long running series, L.A. Law".
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Current Popularity of Leland by State
Global Popularity of the Name Leland
- #270 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #341 in Scotland
- #378 in Canada (Alberta)
- #407 in United States
