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Leanna

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Leanna is a combination of Lee and Anna. Anna is most likely a variant of a Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "gracious" or "favored", because in the Bible she was a sincere and merciful woman. Ultimately the name lost its initial 'h'. Anna was the name of many women belonging to Russian royalty, it is also the main character in 'Anna Karenina', a novel by Leo Tolstoy. Together with its many variations, Anna has been a popular female name for many centuries and is constantly topping the name charts.

Leannan

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Leannan is a Celtic name and is not used nowadays. It literally means 'of a concubine'. The English variants of the name are 'Lennon or Lennan'.

Lear

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Lear is an English locational name for those who came from Leire in Leiceschestershire. It is derived from the Old English 'Legra', which is an old British river name. The meaning of Legra is unclear.

Leary

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Leary is an Irish name of great antiquity, derived from the Old Gaelic name 'O' Laoghaire', which literally translates as 'keeper of the calves'. The name is believed to have religious significance.

Leatrice

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Leatrice is a combination of Leah and Beatrice. Beatrice is an Italian form of Beatrix. Beatrix originates in Latin language and means "voyager". Beatrix was the name of several saints in Christianity and it was also a popular given name within royalty. A famous bearer was Beatrix Potter, an English author and creator of Peter Rabbit. Beatrice was popularized by Beatrice Portinari, the muse of the Italian poet and author of Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri.

Lebaron

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Lebaron is an American English invention, the combiantion of 'Le', a French word meaning 'the', and 'baron'. The word 'baron' itself means 'warrior' in Old English.