Given name & surname · also Middle English
Leicester
Leicester is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Leicester comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English Ledecestre, from Old English Ligoraċeaster.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
People named Leicester
- Leicester HemingwayAmerican writer (1915-1982)
- Leicester Stanhope, 5th Earl of HarringtonBritish Army officer and nobleman1784–1862
- Leicester Faingaʻanukurugby union playerborn 1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Leicester, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ledger
“to lay”
99% boys · 1% girls
Worcester
“Roman fort of the Weogoran”
80% boys · 20% girls
Chichester
“a gravelly place”
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Livesey
“island”
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Wynchester
Wynchester is a surname from Old English. It is used in Middle English.
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Linstead
“flax”
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Caister
“city, town”
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Lissington
“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”
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