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Comments for the name Leland

Comments for LELAND:

There are better names for men but I like this one.
-- Mithos514  3/17/2006
Dog: The Bountry Hunter - Dwayne 'Dog' Chapman's third son is named Leland. I wouldn't be surprised if the name's popularity increased along with the popularity of the show.
-- ADT  7/17/2006
Leland Blanchard is the name of Aaron Eckhart's character in the movie "The Black Dahlia" (2006).
-- audreyhubley  8/28/2006
Let's not forget the movie "The United States of Leland".
-- innamorato87  8/28/2006
A Leland Cyprus is a type of evergreen tree.
-- Anonymous User  4/29/2007
There's a Stephen king character that goes by this name in Needful Things. His full name is Leland Gaunt.
-- Nanashi  6/30/2007
I like this name, it's diffrent. I like it better spelled Leeland.
-- applemilk  11/2/2007
A famous bearer is the Conteporary Christian music group "Leeland". I believe that is the lead singer's first name. I quite like the name, and the group!
-- quigonjecca  11/17/2007
This name would be better without the 'd' at the end. Leland just sounds so old-fashioned. After watching Twin Peaks in 2007, I just couldn't imagine using this name or even Lelan, as it would remind me of the creepy Leland Palmer.
-- slight night shiver  4/27/2008
A major character in Ken Kesey's novel "Sometimes a Great Notion" is named Leland, full name Leland Stanford Stamper.
-- sariamew456  8/3/2008
Leland Stottlemeyer is a character on the TV show "MONK"
-- Meapergirl  10/29/2011

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