A variant of Legend, meaning a story or myth
Legand is a modern phonetic spelling variant of the English word 'legend'. It derives from the Latin 'legenda', which originally referred to things that ought to be read, specifically the lives of saints, before evolving to describe traditional stories or extremely famous individuals.
Less common today
Legand isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,060 in 2020.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).