Leland
Meanings
name
- A surname from Irish.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- 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.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Shortened from McLeland, McClellan, from Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin, "son of servant of (Saint) Faolán (=Little Wolf)".
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