Leland

Leland

Leland may refer to:

Places

;Norway
* Leland, Norway

;United States
* Leland, Illinois
* Leland, Iowa
* Leland, Louisiana
* Leland, Michigan
* Leland, Mississippi
* Leland, North Carolina
* Leland, Utah
* Leland Grove, Illinois
* Leland Township, Michigan
* Leland High School (San Jose, California)
* The Leland River in Michigan

People

;Given name
* Leland Chapman, bounty hunter
* Leland Stanford, founder of Stanford University, former Governor of California
* Leland Stanford, Jr., namesake of Stanford University
* Leland Taylor, Tool Bag;Surname
* Charles Godfrey Leland, American humorist and folklorist
* David Leland, British director, screenwriter and actor
* Frank Leland, Negro League baseball team owner of the Leland Giants
* George W. Leland, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
* Henry M. Leland, automotive pioneer and founder of Cadillac and Lincoln brands
* John Leland, English antiquary
* John Leland (Baptist), United States Baptist minister
* John Leland (Presbyterian), an English Presbyterian minister
* Mickey Leland, United States Congressman from Texas
* Waldo Leland, American historian and archivist;Fictional
* Leland Stottlemeyer, character in the TV series "Monk"

Other uses

* Leland Initiative
* "The United States of Leland", a 2003 dramatic movie

ee also

* Leeland
* Leyland


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  • Leland — ist der Name folgender Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Leland (Illinois) Leland (Iowa) Leland (Louisiana) Leland (Michigan) Leland (Mississippi) Leland (North Carolina) Leland (Wisconsin) Leland Township (Leelanau County, Michigan) Leland River …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Leland — Leland, NC U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 1938 Housing Units (2000): 919 Land area (2000): 4.005585 sq. miles (10.374417 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.050214 sq. miles (0.130054 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.055799 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Leland — puede referirse a cuatro localidades de Estados Unidos: Leland (Illinois) Leland (Iowa) Leland (Misisipi) Leland (Carolina del Norte) Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si l …   Wikipedia Español

  • Leland, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 258 Housing Units (2000): 117 Land area (2000): 1.533774 sq. miles (3.972457 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.026209 sq. miles (0.067882 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.559983 sq. miles (4.040339 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Leland, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 970 Housing Units (2000): 372 Land area (2000): 0.542481 sq. miles (1.405018 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.542481 sq. miles (1.405018 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Leland, MS — U.S. city in Mississippi Population (2000): 5502 Housing Units (2000): 2095 Land area (2000): 2.060556 sq. miles (5.336816 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.025231 sq. miles (0.065349 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.085787 sq. miles (5.402165 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Leland, NC — U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 1938 Housing Units (2000): 919 Land area (2000): 4.005585 sq. miles (10.374417 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.050214 sq. miles (0.130054 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.055799 sq. miles (10.504471 sq. km) …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Leland — m English (esp. U.S.): transferred use of the surname, which originated as a local name for someone who lived by a patch of fallow land, from Middle English lay, ley fallow (Old English lǣge) + land land (Old English land). The surname is not a… …   First names dictionary

  • Leland — Leland, John, presbyterianischer Prediger in Dublin, st. 1766; Apologet des Christenthums gegen Tindal u. Morgan; er sehr: An answer to the book Christianity as old etc. (von Tindal), Dubl. 1733; The advantage and necessity ot christ. revelation …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Leland — (spr. līländ), Charles Godfrey, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, geb. 15. Aug. 1824 in Philadelphia, gest. 20. März 1903 in Florenz, studierte in Princeton und auf europäischen Universitäten, debütierte mit den Gedichten »Meister Karl s Sketchbook« …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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