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Opening paragraph of an article, chapter, or other written work
A lead paragraph (sometimes shortened to lead; in the United States sometimes spelled lede) is the opening paragraph of an article, book chapter, or other
Lead_paragraph
Prose style used for news reporting
is usually followed by a nutshell paragraph (or nut graf), a brief summary of facts. Example of a hard-lead paragraph NASA is proposing another space project
News_style
Topics referred to by the same term
information Lead paragraph, the opening paragraph of an article Concepts Lead sheet, a musical score describing the essential elements of a song Lead, type
Lead_(disambiguation)
Subculture of hardcore punk
of this article (those related to Straight edge after the 2000s. The lead paragraph implies the subculture is still active; if so there should be more recent
Straight_edge
First sentence of a literary work
opening line is part or all of the opening sentence that may start the lead paragraph. For older texts the Latin term incipit ('it begins') is in use for
Opening_sentence
Topics referred to by the same term
Lede may refer to: The first sentence in a news article Lead paragraph, the first paragraph of a composition (in US English sometimes lede)[discuss]
Lede
1962 novel by Shirley Jackson
Blackwood the seventy-first "best character in fiction since 1900". The lead paragraph of We Have Always Lived in the Castle has been described as "coercive
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We_Have_Always_Lived_in_the_Castle
French-themed village in Pahang, Malaysia
2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article's second lead paragraph and the Berjaya Corporation Berhad section contains promotional content
Colmar_Tropicale
Leading section of a written work
include summaries. Dramatic structure Epigraph Executive summary Foreword Lead paragraph Preamble Preface Prologue Leora Freedman; Jerry Plotnick. "Introductions
Introduction_(writing)
Checklist used by journalists
"Five Ws" within the lead paragraph of an article was being characterized as old-fashioned and fallacious: The old-fashioned lead of the five Ws and the
Five_Ws
Expository writing concept
idea of a paragraph. It is usually the first sentence in a paragraph. A topic sentence should encapsulate or organize an entire paragraph. Although topic
Topic_sentence
American singer (1943–1970)
Joplin had frequently cited Bessie Smith as a musical influence. The lead paragraph of an Associated Press story said Joplin and Green had "shared the cost
Janis_Joplin
News aggregator website and app
Belgian court ruled that Google did not have the right to display the lead paragraph from French-language Belgian news sources when Google aggregated news
Google_News
undermine my ability to be successful. However, any reporter would write a lead paragraph that stresses the most dramatic aspects of the story." In 1991 apple
David_Fenton
Parts of this article (those related to lead paragraph) need to be updated. The reason given is: Global stats are from 2011. Please help update this article
List_of_female_top_executives
Narrative technique
technique is used by popular YouTubers such as MrBeast. Cold open Headline Lead paragraph Myers, Jack; Wukasch, Don Charles (2009). Dictionary of poetic terms
Narrative_hook
Bird from Chinese mythology
and Easy Wandering") begins with three versions of this parable; the lead paragraph, a quote from the Qixie (齊諧; "Universal Harmony", probably invented
Peng_(mythology)
1910 event in the U.S. state of Texas
Headline and lead paragraph in The Salt Lake Herald-Republican of July 31, 1910
Slocum_massacre
a request for proposals with this title on September 28, 2007. The lead paragraph of its synopsis describes the program as: Science and engineering research
Datanet
American journalist (1925–2005)
just start with the second paragraph?" Carr was reputed to have strict acceptable standards for a good lede (lead paragraph), his mantra being "Make 'em
Lucien_Carr
American hip hop group
merely a slaughter, it was a lyrical summary execution! — AJ Woodson's lead paragraph in his article in the July/August 2021 issue of Black Westchester on
The_Lox
Law providing more severe penalties for repeat offenders
well as those who have been incarcerated for felony murder. These laws can lead to people being influenced to commit violent crimes to conceal their involvement
Three-strikes_law
Format of essay
The five-paragraph essay is a common essay format that comprises an introductory with a thesis, three body paragraphs that develop supporting points, and
Five-paragraph_essay
Text at the top of a newspaper article
words Headlines (from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) Lead paragraph Nut paragraph – Opening paragraph of a news storyPages displaying short descriptions
Headline
too much: such men are dangerous. Julius Caesar. Act 1. Scene 2. The lead paragraphs for this list are a copy-paste from this Wikipedia article: Influence
List of idioms attributed to Shakespeare
List_of_idioms_attributed_to_Shakespeare
Ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, Northeast India
vehicles burnt". The Sangai Express. 4 May 2023. Moirang section. (Lead paragraph: Several houses, shops and vehicles have been torched at Torbung, Bangla
Manipur conflict (2023–present)
Manipur_conflict_(2023–present)
Season of television series
Templeton on inaccuracies in the latter's story. Haynes tries to cut the lead paragraph in Templeton's new story, but is stopped by the managing editor. He
The_Wire_season_5
Written work summarising the main ideas and arguments of a longer text
Cites the main text of work being analyzed, similar to a typical essay lead paragraph Body Explanation of key ideas, concepts and phrases, demonstrating the
Critical_précis
Irrigation canal system in Uttar Pradesh, India
Roorkee). The Ganges Canal. The same East India Company bridge as in the lead paragraph photographed from the other side. A water mill on the canal. 150-year-old
Ganges_Canal
Complex number representing a particular sine wave
accordance with Euler's formula, the factoring property described in the lead paragraph: A cos ( ω t + θ ) + i ⋅ A sin ( ω t + θ ) = A e i ( ω t + θ ) =
Phasor
Topics referred to by the same term
Psalms#Superscriptions, and the writings of the prophets, e.g. Isaiah 1:1 Page header Lead paragraph Title Colophon (publishing) This disambiguation page lists articles
Superscription
Development concept
of references are clearly still in progress and need to be finished. Lead paragraph is very dense and technical and doesn't give a good introduction to
Sustainable_livelihood
German-born British financier (1777–1836)
boat at Ostend ... Nathan Rothschild ... let his eye fly over the lead paragraphs. A moment later he was on his way to London (beating Wellington's envoy
Nathan_Mayer_Rothschild
Vice President of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004
"Indonesian deputy's attack on US raises fears of split", quote from lead paragraph of news article in The Sidney Morning Herald, 5 September 2003, accessed
Hamzah_Haz
Human settlement within a metropolitan area
and South Africa, suburban areas (in the wider sense noted in the lead paragraph) have become formalized as geographic subdivisions of a city and are
Suburb
Caribbean Today. Miami. June 1, 2017. Cites Jamaica Star reporting in lead paragraph: Humm, Andy (March 20, 2009). "Two Arrested in Murder of Gay Man in
The_Jamaica_Star
Soviet-Russian physician & scientist (1928–2018)
This lead paragraph may contain an excessive number of citations. Please help improve it by removing low-quality or irrelevant citations or redistributing
Ivan_Neumyvakin
the real votes. A Time article covering the elections noted in its lead paragraph: "In a spirit of partisan exuberance tempered with terror, Poland approached
1947 Polish parliamentary election
1947_Polish_parliamentary_election
updated. The reason given is: Outdated information, especially the Lead paragraph. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available
Energy_in_Denmark
Australian department store chain
shock early exit / DJs chair Savage in shock early exit" (metadata & lead paragraphs only). The Australian. p. 19. Factiva AUSTLN0020121122e8bn0007s (theAustralian
David Jones (department store)
David_Jones_(department_store)
Instant messaging application
dotted green underline. When users point their mouse over the word, the lead paragraph of the corresponding article is downloaded from Wikipedia and displayed
Trillian_(software)
American daily newspaper
its use of headlines, photographs, graphics, sourcing practices, and lead paragraphs." A Media, War & Conflict study based on a quantitative analysis of
The_New_York_Times
Study of cities and the practices to build them
bridges the gaps of New Urbanism by including the factors listed in the lead paragraph of this Wikipedia entry. Smart growth is a related approach to sustainable
Sustainable_urbanism
Abstract machine used in a formal logic and theoretical computer science
Elgot–Robinson) from the superset of available instructions described in the lead paragraph of this article. The Melzak (1961) model is quite different from the
Counter_machine
August 17, 1907". HistoryLink.org Essay 1949. Retrieved July 21, 2006. lead paragraph updated 2006 (2) Crowley, Walt (July 29, 1999). "Pike Place Market (Seattle)
List of neighborhoods in Seattle
List_of_neighborhoods_in_Seattle
American public relations firm
undermine my ability to be successful. However, any reporter would write a lead paragraph that stresses the most dramatic aspects of the story." In 1991 apple
Fenton_Communications
French nobleman and Admiral of France, leader of the Huguenots (1519–1572)
here differs from the one provided by Encyclopædia Britannica in the lead paragraph Jean du Bouchet, Preuves de l'histoire généalogique de l'illustre maison
Gaspard_II_de_Coligny
American fact-checking website
Lead Stories is an American fact-checking company that has worked for Meta Platforms and ByteDance to conduct fact-checking on Facebook and TikTok. The
Lead_Stories
2025 UK Supreme Court case
is negative. There are also concerns of "policing of gender", which could lead to increased harassment for trans people and cisgender people who do not
For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers
For_Women_Scotland_Ltd_v_The_Scottish_Ministers
Racially motivated violence and subsequent racial cleansing in Forysth County in 1912
Headline and lead paragraph in The Atlanta Georgian of September 10, 1912, reporting the lynching of Rob Edwards
1912 racial conflict in Forsyth County, Georgia
1912_racial_conflict_in_Forsyth_County,_Georgia
American writer and illustrator (1916–1993)
2013-05-15. "William (Sherman) Pene du Bois Biography". BookRags.com. Lead paragraph of his entry in Dictionary of Literary Biography (entire article available
William_Pène_du_Bois
American basketball team
2015-12-02. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Article headline, author, date, and lead paragraph, in reverse chronological order, each linked to page of the article
Long_Beach_Stingrays
Structures within the Catholic Church
Simplify, merge redundant information, assert priority importance in lead paragraphs. Please help improve this article if you can. (March 2017) (Learn how
Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites
Catholic_particular_churches_and_liturgical_rites
Nicotine analogue and trace alkaloid
remove this message) This article's lead section may need to be rewritten. The reason given is: The opening paragraph is quite dense and technical. Wikipedia
6-Methylnicotine
2006 Australian biography
Parramatta in Sydney, and an alleged "cottaging" incident in London. The lead paragraph set out Masters' claim that the masking of his homosexuality is "a defining
Jonestown: The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones
Jonestown:_The_Power_and_the_Myth_of_Alan_Jones
Metallic material
excessive number of citations. The details given are: 11 citations in the lead paragraph alone is a bad sign, especially when there are multiples on simple statements
Titanium_foam
Collection of illustrated, pocket-sized books on a variety of subjects
the titles). Each chapter is built using journalistic methods, with a lead paragraph and intertitle. The corpus is punctuated by double-page spreads of images
Découvertes_Gallimard
Canadian literary award
and judgment calls", The Globe and Mail, November 29, 2008. (purchase required) Lead paragraph archived 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2015-08-20. [dead link]
2008 Governor General's Awards
2008_Governor_General's_Awards
Iraqi writer and poet
large crowd, and mainstream daily newspapers regularly replaced their lead paragraph with poetic verses employing all manner of eloquence and rhetoric to
Safa_Khulusi
Legal ages for sexual activities in Europe
under Paragraph 244, the age limit of restriction for homosexual acts was set at 18, besides the general limit 15 years. In 1990, the whole Paragraph 244
Age_of_consent_in_Europe
US Law. Retrieved April 17, 2026. Prior to an appointment pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section, a person who is a prospective appointee
2026_United_States_elections
1812 battle during the French invasion of Russia
This was depicted by Peter von Hess in his painting attached to the lead paragraph. Kulnev continued to chase the French Corps with several cavalry regiments
Battle_of_Klyastitsy
Chatbot developed by Microsoft
small Copilot icon located in the left margin of the currently selected paragraph has been abandoned in favour of a more general, larger and colored Copilot
Microsoft_Copilot
English actor and musician (born 1986)
2009 Season". theatermania.com. Theater Mania. 27 February 2009. pp. paragraph 6. Retrieved 1 July 2009. "NT Confirms Dates for Mirren Phedre, More Cast"
Gary_Carr_(actor)
British report on Brunei
into two sections: section 1 (paragraphs 1-102) concerns the present state of affairs in Brunei and section 2 (paragraphs 103-146) concerns McArthur's
Report_On_Brunei
Tax Loophole
Paragraph Percentage Resources 1 22% (A) sulphur and uranium; and (B) if from deposits in the United States—anorthosite, clay, laterite, and nephelite
Oil_depletion_allowance
1882–1922 American newspaper
African American community. Examples include a June 1893 Bee "lede", or lead paragraph, describing the Lizzie Borden case: The trial of one of the most sensational
Washington_Bee
American novelist
Page C7. Quote: "died Nov. 26 at her home in Rancho Santa Fe". Lead paragraphs at HighBeam Research (highbeam.com); full text available by subscription
Marguerite_Henry
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
because they are similar in content, narrative arrangement, language, and paragraph structure, and can readily be set side by side for synoptic comparison
Jesus
Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961)
CRISP no. 70 1960, paragraphs 81–82. CRISP no. 70 1960, paragraphs 83–87. CRISP no. 70 1960, paragraph 88. CRISP no. 70 1960, paragraph 104. CRISP no. 70
Patrice_Lumumba
Guideline in card games
such as this one is accepted. Concerning the ace-king example of the lead paragraph, Rubens (1964, 457) assumes "East would play his equal honors with equal
Principle of restricted choice
Principle_of_restricted_choice
American sports blog
"Roundup", which provides links to varying news stories of interest in paragraph form at the top, and mainly links to different sports-related stories
The_Big_Lead
Foundational controversy in twentieth-century mathematics
Hilbert (1927). van Heijenoort p. 483 van Heijenoort, p. 491 See the lead paragraphs of van Heijenoort: Brouwer (1923b) p. 335. Breger states that "Modern
Brouwer–Hilbert_controversy
Controversies involving the New York City-based newspaper
its use of headlines, photographs, graphics, sourcing practices, and lead paragraphs." A Media, War & Conflict study based on a quantitative analysis of
List of The New York Times controversies
List_of_The_New_York_Times_controversies
Jewish feminist organization
women radicals and suggested that their "gross violations" at the site may lead to civil war. In May 2013, after bowing to pressure from non-Orthodox diaspora
Women_of_the_Wall
Christian church based in Rome
Vaticana. 2019. Paragraph 880. Schreck, p. 131. Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd ed.). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2019. Paragraph 816. The Second
Catholic_Church
Scottish pop singer
Beat's Jimmy Somerville for his contribution to Scottish music. (see paragraphs 1 – 3) "2014 Queerties > Categories". Queerty. Q.Digital. queerty.com
Jimmy_Somerville
Cast of neo-Western crime media franchise
2Paragraphs (May 15, 2017). "Who Is Make-Up Girl on 'Better Call Saul'?". 2 Paragraphs.com. 2paragraphs Productions, LLC. Archived from the original on May 11
List of characters in the Breaking Bad franchise
List_of_characters_in_the_Breaking_Bad_franchise
Armed conflict in the Gaza Strip
The Gaza War, also known as the First Gaza War, Operation Cast Lead, or the Gaza Massacre, and referred to as the Battle of al-Furqan by Hamas, was a three-week
Gaza_War_(2008–2009)
Country in North Africa
Louisa (29 November 2023). "Western Sahara". House of Commons Library. "Paragraph 37". Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western
Morocco
Mass shooting in Derry, Northern Ireland
Office. p. 15 Widgery Report, paragraph 35 Widgery Report, paragraph 29 Widgery Report, paragraph 29 Widgery Report, paragraph 41 Principal Conclusions and
Bloody_Sunday_(1972)
Free online crowdsourced encyclopedia
that will consist of one paragraph, and then a real expert will come along and add three paragraphs and clean up my one paragraph,' said Larry Sanger of
Wikipedia
Greek islands located in the Aegean Sea
but all the other important islands were mentioned, if only in a single paragraph. Meanwhile, tourist development was already noticeable on these other
History_of_the_Cyclades
American journalist
Post, March 13, 1994. Archived 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2013-10-28. — lead paragraph at Bookrags HighBeam 1979 Alumni of Distinction, College of Journalism
Howard_M._Norton
Retracts Florida Governor Endorsement, "Failed to Follow Process"". 2 Paragraphs. Gancarski, A.G. (April 11, 2026). "Ted Yoho endorses Paul Renner for
2026 Florida gubernatorial election
2026_Florida_gubernatorial_election
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
Reference to impeachment in volume on Constitutional Law and Human Rights, paragraph 416 Taking Liberties (film) – 2007 British documentary film 2021: Blair
Tony_Blair
Differences in Hebrew Bible manuscripts
a different solution, claiming in Antiquities of the Jews (volume 2, paragraph 4) that 'Askelon and Ashdod were taken in the war, but that Gaza and Ekron
Textual variants in the Hebrew Bible
Textual_variants_in_the_Hebrew_Bible
2016 British landmark legal case on joint enterprise
criminal (paragraphs 9 and 16) and that if P commits one of the offences that S intended to assist, it does not matter which one (paragraph 14). The standard
R_v_Jogee
Association football tournament in Italy
draw. Before this rule was changed into the final wording given in the paragraph above, it had been intended to say: Pot 2 rule (dropped initial version):
1990_FIFA_World_Cup
Cycling race
ranking is subject to revision. After removal of Alejandro Valverde, see lead paragraph. Stage 3 was shortened by 53 km (33 mi), from 208 km (129 mi), due to
2010_Paris–Nice
2014 novel by Muhammad Aladdin
his article about the novel, Egyptian poet Rami Yehia compared the lead paragraph of the First-person narrative novel with the great opening of Kafka's
A_Well-Trained_Stray
Data item stored in a browser by a website
and accessing information on users' equipment. In particular, Article 5 Paragraph 3 mandates that storing technically unnecessary data on a user's computer
HTTP_cookie
Sinful act which can lead to damnation
Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2019. Paragraph 2413. "Paragraph 13", Humanae Vitae, retrieved November 13, 2016 "Paragraph 19", Humanae Vitae, retrieved November
Mortal_sin
Ongoing case at the International Court of Justice
English. Retrieved 4 November 2024. APPLICATION INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS, Paragraph 144: E. Provisional Measures Requested "Statement of Lior Haiat – Spokesperson
South Africa's genocide case against Israel
South_Africa's_genocide_case_against_Israel
Void between celestial bodies
Terms and definitions, Section VIII, Technical terms relating to space, paragraph 1.177. (PDF), International Telecommunication Union, retrieved 2018-02-05
Outer_space
Type of news dealing with local subjects
aggregators and feeds featuring headlines and portions of article lead paragraphs. The 2023 CRS report noted that the Big Tech companies that receive
Local_news
Sexual acts between humans and animals
2019). "Bestiality, Zoophilia and Human–Animal Sexual Interactions". Paragraph. 42 (1): 91–115. doi:10.3366/para.2019.0290. ISSN 0264-8334. Retrieved
Bestiality
Facet of American elections
signature-matching software most used is from Parascript, spun off from Paragraph, a Soviet-American joint venture though there are other companies. Parascript
Electronic voting in the United States
Electronic_voting_in_the_United_States
Unicameral legislature of Greece
paragraph 2 Standing Orders of the Hellenic Parliament, Article 17, paragraph 1 Standing Orders of the Hellenic Parliament, Article 17, paragraph 2
Hellenic_Parliament
Before 1933, male homosexual acts were illegal in Germany under Paragraph 175 of the German Criminal Code. The law was not consistently enforced, however
Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany
Persecution_of_homosexuals_in_Nazi_Germany
LEAD PARAGRAPH
LEAD PARAGRAPH
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from an Old English byname, Red, READ means "red-headed or ruddy-complexioned."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Kent)
English (chiefly Kent) : from Middle English heved ‘head’, applied as a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or disproportion of the head, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or at the head of a stream or valley. This surname has long been established in Ireland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd).English : metonymic occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead (Old English meodu), an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey.
Female
Greek
(Λήδα) Greek name LEDA means "woman." In mythology, this is the name of the mother of Kastor, Pollux and Helen.
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Leah, LEA means "weary." Compare with another form of Lea.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and Irish
Scottish and Irish : possibly a reduced and altered form of McLeish.English : see Lees 2.Americanized form of German Lasch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a loud, rushing stream, Old English hl̄de, or a habitational name from Lead in West Yorkshire, which is named from Old English lǣd ‘water course’ or Old English hlēda ‘ledge’.
Female
English
 Variant spelling of Old English Lea, LEAH means "meadow." Compare with other forms of Leah.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : nickname for a thin or lean person, from Middle English lene ‘lean’ (Old English hlǣne).Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Liatháin (see Lehane).Reduced form of Scottish McLean.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leake.
Female
English
 Old English name LEA means "meadow." Compare with another form of Lea.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Danish, Finnish, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Swedish, Telugu
Lead
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English re(a)d ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, from an unattested Old English rīed, r̄d ‘woodland clearing’.English : Read in Lancashire, the name of which is a contracted form of Old English rǣghēafod, from rǣge ‘female roe deer’, ‘she-goat’ + hēafod ‘head(land)’; Rede in Suffolk, so called from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’; or Reed in Hertfordshire, so called from an Old English ryhð ‘brushwood’.English : A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
Surname or Lastname
English, Spanish, and Portuguese
English, Spanish, and Portuguese : nickname for a loyal or trustworthy person, from Old French leial, Spanish and Portuguese leal ‘loyal’, ‘faithful (to obligations)’, Latin legalis, from lex, ‘law’, ‘obligation’ (genitive legis).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a metonymic nickname for a needy person, from Middle English ne(e)d ‘need’.Respelling of German Nied.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal names Lēofa (masculine) and Lēofe (feminine) ‘dear’, ‘beloved’. These names were in part short forms of various compound names with this first element, in part independent affectionate bynames.English : apparently a topographic name for someone who lived in a densely foliated area, from Middle English lēaf ‘leaf’; a certain Robert Intheleaves is recorded in London in the 14th century.Americanized form of Swedish Lö(ö)f, Löv, an ornamental name from löv ‘leaf’.English translation of the Ashkenazic Jewish ornamental surname Blatt.
Female
Hebrew
(לֵ×ָה) Hebrew name LEAH means "weary." In the bible, this is the name of Jacob's first wife. Compare with other forms of Leah.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places in northern France named with the Germanic element lÄr ‘clearing’.English : variant of Layer.English : nickname from Old English hlÄ“or ‘cheek’, ‘face’Irish : reduced Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Giolla Uidhir ‘son of the swarthy lad’ or ‘son of the servant of Odhar’, a byname from odhar (genitive uidhir) ‘dun-colored’, ‘weatherbeaten’. Compare McAleer.
Female
English
(Λήδα) Greek name LEDA means "woman." In mythology, this is the name of the mother of Castor, Pollux and Helen.
Male
Hebrew
(×ֶלְעַד) Contracted form of Hebrew El'adah, ELAD means "whom God puts on."
LEAD PARAGRAPH
LEAD PARAGRAPH
Girl/Female
Armenian, Danish, German, Swedish
God has Favoured Me; Nice
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Irish, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
God has Given; Gift from God; Whom God Gave
Girl/Female
Indian
Well Wisher
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nickname of names beginning with - Kris, Short form of Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Heaven Star; Cute
Male
Polish
Pet form of Polish Wojciech, WOJTEK means "consolation-soldier."
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, German, Muslim, Sindhi
Well Known; Accepted
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Indian
Loving nature
LEAD PARAGRAPH
LEAD PARAGRAPH
LEAD PARAGRAPH
LEAD PARAGRAPH
LEAD PARAGRAPH
n.
A small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in pencils.
n.
The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.
n.
An article made of lead or an alloy of lead
imp. & p. p.
of Lead.
v. t.
To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.
v. t.
To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection; as, a father leads a child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a blind man.
v. t.
To begin a game, round, or trick, with; as, to lead trumps; the double five was led.
v. t.
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party.
imp. & p. p.
of Lead
v. t.
To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot.
a.
Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight.
a.
Resembling lead.
v. t.
To place leads between the lines of; as, to lead a page; leaded matter.
n.
A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea.
n.
precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second.
n.
Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs; hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
imp. & p. p.
of Read
v. t.
To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages.
v. t.
To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place; as, the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices.
a.
Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.