Name Element LEAH

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TYPE: Word
USAGE: Anglo-Saxon

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "woodland, clearing".

Related Items

GIVEN NAME DESCENDANTS: Ainsley, Amberly, Ansley, Ashlea, Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashley, Ashlie, Ashlyn, Ashlynn, Audley, Bentley, Bradley, Dudley, Everly, Hailee, Hailey, Hailie, Haleigh, Haley, Harley, Haylee, Hayleigh, Hayley, Haylie, Kimberlee, Kimberley, Kimberly, Lee, Leigh, Presley, Stanley, Wesley, Westley, Ainslee, Ainslie, Headley, Hedley, Kimberleigh, Thorley (English), Ainsley (Scottish)
SURNAME DESCENDANTS: Ashley, Audley, Bagley, Bardsley, Beasley, Bentley, Blakeslee, Blakesley, Bradley, Buckley, Dudley, Everly, Hailey, Haley, Hanley, Harley, Hayley, Headley, Hedley, Huxley, Kimberley, Kimberly, Langley, Lee, Leigh, Presley, Pressley, Priestley, Stanley, Thorley, Walmsley, Wembley, Wesley, Westley (English), Ainsley (Scots)
PLACE NAME DESCENDANTS: Annesley, Ansley, Ashley, Audley, Bagley, Bardsley, Beesley, Bentley, Blakesley, Bradley, Buckley, Dudley, Hailey, Harley, Huxley, Kimberley, Kimberley, Langley, Priestley, Thornley, Walmersley, Wembley, Westley (English)

Sources & References

  • Bosworth and Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 624