Leland

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Leland

/ˈliːlənd/

Rhymes with -iːlənd

Where it comes from

Shortened from McLeland, McClellan, from Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin, "son of servant of (Saint) Faolán (=Little Wolf)".

proper noun

A surname from Irish.
A male given name transferred from the surname. The old man, busy with expanding his logging operations, took no special notice of the blessed event other than christening the boy Leland Stanford Stamper in what he considered a favor to his young wife; he stomped into her room in Wakonda, calk boots and all, trailing sawdust, mud, and the stink o
A village in LaSalle County, Illinois.
A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa.
A township, unincorporated community, and census-designated place therein, in Leelanau County, Michigan.
A city in Washington County, Mississippi.
A town in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Washington.
An unincorporated community in Honey Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stanford, antiquary, leddy, lannen, leneghan, lehane, lalor, connely, lannan, leonard, o'leary, larney, lanigan, lanagan, leydon, neeld

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"Leland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leland. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"Leland." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leland.

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@misc{leland_2026,
  title = {Leland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}