Name Element LEAH

Type Word
Usage Anglo-Saxon

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "woodland, clearing" [1].

Related Items

Given Name DescendantsAinsley, Amberly, Ansley, Ashlea, Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashley, Ashlie, Ashlyn, Ashlynn, Audley, Bentley, Blakely, Bradley, Brinley, Brynlee, Dudley, Emberly, Everlee, Everleigh, Everly, Hailee, Hailey, Hailie, Haleigh, Haley, Harleigh, Harley, Haylee, Hayleigh, Hayley, Haylie, Huxley, Kimberlee, Kimberley, Kimberly, Lee, Leigh, Presley, Riley, Rylee, Ryleigh, Ryley, Rylie, Shirlee, Shirley, Stanley, Wesley, Westley, Wiley, Ainslee, Ainslie, Avonlea, Headley, Hedley, Kimberleigh, Ripley, Sherley, Thorley(English) Romilly(English (British)) Ainsley(Scottish)
Surname DescendantsAshley, Audley, Bagley, Bardsley, Beasley, Bentley, Blakeley, Blakely, Blakeslee, Blakesley, Bradley, Brinley, Buckley, Dudley, Everly, Hailey, Haley, Hanley, Harley, Hayley, Headley, Hedley, Huxley, Kimberley, Kimberly, Langley, Lee, Leigh, Presley, Pressley, Priestley, Riley, Ripley, Romilly, Ryley, Shirley, Stanley, Thorley, Walmsley, Wembley, Wesley, Westley, Wheatley, Wiley, Willey(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, Shirley, Thornley, Walmersley, Wembley, Westley, Willey(English) Avonlea(Literature)

Sources & References

  1. Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 624, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.

Entry updated February 4, 2020