Leland - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Leland \l(e)-la-

, also used as girl's name Leland, is pronounced LEE-land. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "one who lives by unseeded land". Place name. Philantrophist Leland Stanford.

Leland has 4 variant forms: Le, Leeland, Leighland and Leyland.

Leland is a very common first name for men (#403 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#7671 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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