Name Element LEAH

TYPE: Word

USAGE: Anglo-Saxon

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "woodland, clearing".

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GIVEN NAME DESCENDANTS: Ainsley, Amberly, Ansley, Ashlea, Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashley, Ashlie, Ashlyn, Ashlynn, Audley, Bentley, Bradley, Dudley, Hailee, Hailey, Hailie, Haleigh, Haley, Harley, Haylee, Hayleigh, Hayley, Haylie, Kimberlee, Kimberley, Kimberly, Lee, Leigh, Presley, Wesley, Westley, Ainslee, Ainslie, Kimberleigh (English), Ainsley (Scottish)

SURNAME DESCENDANTS: Ashley, Audley, Bagley, Bardsley, Beasley, Bentley, Blakeslee, Blakesley, Bradley, Buckley, Dudley, Hailey, Haley, Harley, Hayley, Huxley, Kimberley, Kimberly, Langley, Lee, Leigh, Presley, Pressley, Priestley, 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, Walmersley, Wembley, Westley (English)

Sources and References

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