What does Leland mean?

Leland means "fallow land"

How do we pronounce Leland?

Leland \le-lan(d), lel-a-nd\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Leland is sometimes used as a name girl name meaning. Its pronunciation is as LIY-LahND 1.

1 Pronunciation for Leland: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"

What is the origin of Leland?

Leland is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Old English origins. The name's meaning is fallow land. Derived from the elements 'laege' meaning fallow ; 'land'. The first name is from an English surname, which was originally a byname for someone who lived near fallow land. The first name was adopted in the 19th century, especially in the USA, where it was also known from the humorist Charles Godfrey Leland (1824 ? 1903), who wrote the Hans Breitmann Ballads. Layland pronounciation, Lealand name, Leighland name popularity, Lelan name, Lelann name variations, Lelend meaning and origin, name Lelund, and name Leyland origin are variants of Leland. name Leeland meaning (English variant spelling) is another form of Leland. Leland is a fairly popular baby name for boys, and it viewed as fairly trendy. Its usage peaked in 1921 with 0.076% of baby boys being given the name Leland. It ranked at #171 then. The baby name has since experienced a steep fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.047% and its ranking #325, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all boy names in its group, Leland was the most commonly used. In the past century Leland has mostly been a baby boy name.

List of baby names that sound like Leland:

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The baby name Leland fun facts:

The name Leland in reverse order is "Dnalel".

The numerological value of the name Leland is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Leland?

Leland is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.04%
20130.04%
20120.05%
20110.05%
20100.05%
20090.05%
20080.04%
20070.05%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames