Lennon
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó Lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lennon
- A surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles.
- 2011, Christine Dwyer Hickey, The Cold Eye of Heaven, Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 117:
- 'He means the other Lennon,' Slowey's voice said. ' John Lennon from the Beatles.' And Farley saw him then, on the bend of the counter smoking a cigar. Slowey then turned to the barman, '... and he means the other Lenin, you know, the Russian revolutionary?'
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
- A commune in Finistère department, Brittany, France.
- A village in Venice Township, Shiawassee County and Clayton Township, Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
Translations
surname
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lennon is the 3343th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10720 individuals. Lennon is most common among White (79.90%) and Black/African-American (14.50%) individuals.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Lennon, from Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”). Oftentimes, after John Lennon.
Proper noun
Lennon
- John Lennon
- a male given name from English