Lennon

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈlɛn.ən//
//ˈlɛn.ɪn//

A surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles.

proper noun

1
A surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles.
'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?'
2
A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
3
A commune in Finistère department, Brittany, France.
4
A village in Venice Township, Shiawassee County and Clayton Township, Genesee County, Michigan, United States.

Etymology

From Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó Lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”).

lenient · Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.Lenin · Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, a Russian revolutionary and politician.Leningrad · An oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains,…

Lennon · A surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles.

Lennox · A region of Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and its outlet,…Lenny · A diminutive of the male given name Leonard.Lenore · A female given name, variant of Eleanor.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.