Landor as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Landor

What is the meaning of the name Landor ?

The baby name Landor is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlændər/,/ˈlændɔːr/.

Landor is English in Origin.

An English surname turned given name, Landor likely derives from Old English elements: land (“estate, territory”) plus ōra (“bank, shore”), yielding the sense “dweller at the land’s edge” or “by the riverbank.” Some scholars also connect it to the broader Germanic name family built on land- (“land, territory”), which underlies names like Lando and Landry; the precise pathway is debated, but the core meaning centers on land, place, and settlement.

As a first name, Landor is rare but established through literary association with the influential poet and essayist Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864), whose surname intermittently inspired given-name use in Britain and, later, in the United States. Contemporary parents may view it as a distinctive, refined alternative to popular surname-names. Related or stylistic variants include Lander, Landers, Landon, Landry, and Lando; short forms such as Lan work naturally in everyday use.

⚙ Landor is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 9 recorded uses of it, from 7 countries.