 Meaning of name Leland
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Meaning  The name Leland has the following meaning: Meadowland
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys. Popularity
As a baby boy name, Leland is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 879 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Leland rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 59 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 349 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Leland in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Leland is pronounced as lee-lund Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Leland and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Leland: Boys - Arvil, Clay, Colonel, Danforth, Darod, Darrow, Darwin, Dock, Edison, Elgin, Ewell, Garrison, Genaro, Geoffrey, Gerard, Houston, Howell, Judge, Keshaun, Keshawn, King, Girls - Adell, Alfreda, Dove, Jaylee, Liberty, Yetta, Both genders - Harley, Lee, PaytonVariants Popular Variants for the name Leland: Le, Leahland, Leahlend, Leahlund, Lealand, Lealann, Lealend, Lealund, Leeland, Leighland, Lelan, Lelann, Lelend, Lelund, LeylandNicknames Common nicknames for the name Leland are: Lee
Style We think the name Leland should fall under the following style category: Last Names. See other Last Names boy namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Leland to be: Strong, masculine, poised chapIn one word, you might describe Leland as a(n) " masculine" person. See other "masculine" names for boys. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Leland (or its variants) are: Leland Stanford , born on 9 March , a famous entrepreneur. Leland Stanford 's background: American tycoon, politician and founder of Stanford University. Leland Yee, born on 20 November, a famous politician. Leland Yee's background: California State Senator in District 8 which includes the western half of San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County. In 2004 Yee became the first Asian American to be appointed Speaker pro Tempore, making him the second highest ranking Democrat of the California State Assembly. Leland Harrison Hartwell , born on 30 October, a famous nobel prize winner. Leland Harrison Hartwell 's background: President and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. He won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to the understanding of the cell cycle through years of studying yeast. Co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine were Paul Nurse and Tim Hunt, whose research focused on the cyclins and other aspects of cell division. 
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