# Leland

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈliːlənd/ · frequency rank #22,722

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A number of places in the United States:
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## Etymology
Shortened from McLeland, McClellan, from Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin, "son of servant of (Saint) Faolán (=Little Wolf)".

## Easily confused with
- **lend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leland-vs-lend)
- **Levant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leland-vs-levant)
- **ligand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leland-vs-ligand)
- **lowland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leland-vs-lowland)
- **Leyland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leland-vs-leyland)
- **land** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/land-vs-leland)
- **lead** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lead-vs-leland)
- **lean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lean-vs-leland)
- **leans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leans-vs-leland)
- **legend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legend-vs-leland)
- **leaned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leaned-vs-leland)
- **Leblanc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leblanc-vs-leland)
- **Lapland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapland-vs-leland)
- **lakeland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lakeland-vs-leland)

## Common misspellings (9)
`elland`, `lealnd`, `leladn`, `lelandd`, `lelannd`, `lelland`, `lelnad`, `lleand`, `lleland`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/leland