Given name & surname
Ley
“from the meadow”
Ley is a variant of Lea. One English interpretation is “from the meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ley is a variant of Lea. One English interpretation is “from the meadow.”
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Where it comes from
Ley is a variant of Lea. An origin associated with Lea is English. Ley is a variant of Lee. An origin associated with Lee is Old English.
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The story
Ley is a variant of Lee. The history of Lee gives this family its wider story. Lee’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
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Ley’s family of names
Ley has a related form in Lee. Ley has a related form in Lea.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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If you love Ley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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