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Leland

//ˈliːlənd// name

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  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
  2. 2
    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 of machine oil, and announced, “Little honey, I intend to let you call that boy there after that school you're forever mooning about quittin'. How does that strike you?""

  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in LaSalle County, Illinois.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A township, unincorporated community, and census-designated place therein, in Leelanau County, Michigan.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Washington County, Mississippi.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Washington.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Honey Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin.

Etymology

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

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