Name Element LEAH

TypeWord

UsageAnglo-Saxon

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "woodland, clearing".

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Given Name DescendantsAinsley, 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, Riley, Rylee, Ryleigh, Ryley, Rylie, Stanley, Wesley, Westley, Ainslee, Ainslie, Headley, Hedley, Kimberleigh, Thorley English Ainsley Scottish

Surname DescendantsAshley, 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, Riley, Romilly, Ryley, Stanley, Thorley, Walmsley, Wembley, Wesley, Westley English Ainsley Scots

Place Name DescendantsAnnesley, Ansley, Ashley, Audley, Bagley, Bardsley, Beesley, Bentley, Blakesley, Bradley, Buckley, Dudley, Hailey, Harley, Huxley, Kimberley, Kimberley, Langley, Priestley, Romiley, Ryley, Thornley, Walmersley, Wembley, Westley English

Sources & References

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

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