Lakeland as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lakeland

What is the meaning of the name Lakeland ?

The baby name Lakeland is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈleɪk.lənd/ (LAYK-lənd).

Lakeland is English in Origin.

Lakeland is a modern English place-name turned given name, formed from lake + land. Lake entered Middle English via Old French lac from Latin lacus, while land is Old English land. The literal meaning is “land of lakes” or “dweller by the lake-land,” and it evokes landscapes such as England’s Lake District or towns named Lakeland in North America.

As a given name, Lakeland is a contemporary, rare unisex choice in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, rising with the recent taste for nature and toponymic names. It appears in records mainly from the late twentieth century onward. Common short form is Lake. Close modern variants and elaborations include Lakelyn and Lakelynn; related forms with similar feel include Laken. Some compare it to Lachlan - whose Scottish Gaelic roots refer to a “land of lochs” - but that name is etymologically separate.