Name Leanda Gender Feminine Usage English (British, Rare) Pronounced Pron. lee-AN-də, lee-AHN-də Edit Status Status Meaning & History Possibly a variant of LEANDRA or a blend of LEANNA and LINDA. In the case of Welsh triathlete Leanda Cave (1978-) perhaps it was formed using the Welsh suffix #da# "good" (compare GLENDA). A literary bearer is English historian Leanda de Lisle.