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Name Element LEAH

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Type Word
Usage Anglo-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
Entry updated October 20, 2016
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