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6/17/2016, 4:40 AM LMS
6/9/2016, 11:59 PM LMS

Name Lemon
Type Surname (from given name)
Other Forms FormsLefman, Leofman, Leoghman, Leofmann, Leoghmann, Lefmann
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

English: from the Middle English personal name LEFMAN, Old English LEOFMAN, composed of the elements leof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + mann ‘man’, ‘person’. This came to be used as a nickname for a lover or sweetheart, from Middle English lem(m)an. There is no connection with the word denoting the citrus fruit (which is of Persian origin).
Scottish and northern Irish: variant of LAMONT.
Added 6/9/2016 by LMS