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Lenton EnglishHabitational name from any of several places called
Lenton, which can be derived from the name of the River
Leen (from a Celtic word meaning "lake, pool") in Nottinghamshire, from the Old English given name
Lāfa (see
Leif) in Lincolnshire, or possibly from Old English
lin "flax" in some cases, all combined with
tun "town, enclosure, settlement".
Leo ItalianNickname for a fierce or brave warrior, from Latin
leo meaning "lion".
Leonado SpanishThe color tawny which is an orange, brown color. This descriptive surname was given to the Filipino people by the Spanish when the Philippines was colonized.
Leonardo Italian, Spanish, GermanItalian, Spanish, and Portuguese from the Germanic personal name
Leonhard, formed from the elements
leo ‘lion’ +
hard, ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’; this was an early medieval saint’s name (see
Leonard).
Leones SpanishHabitational name for someone from the city of
León in Spain. Coincides with the plural form of Spanish
león "lion; cougar, puma".
Leopardi ItalianFrom the medieval given name
Leopardus. A famous bearer of this surname is Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), one of the most influential Italian poets.
Léotard FrenchFrom the given name
Leopold. Jules Léotard was an acrobat who popularized the leotard, a gymnastics garment. The garment is named after him.
Le Pen BretonLe Pen is a Breton surname meaning "the head", "the chief" or "the peninsula".
Lepistu EstonianLepistu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lepitus" meaning "conciliation" and "arrangement".
Lepmets EstonianLepmets is an Estonian word meaning "alder (lepp) forest (mets)".
Lepp GermanUnflattering nickname from Middle High German
lappe "coxcomb", "puppy" (modern German
Laffe).... [
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Lepri ItalianFrom Italian
lepre "hare", a nickname for a fast runner, or for a timid person.
Lepsy Slavic (Rare), Turkish (Rare)Possibly dating back to the Ottoman Empire's invasion of Europe, the original Turkic meaning is veiled in mystery, and possibly meant "one who comes from the edge of the lake." ... [
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Leran Armesian (Dutchified, Rare)The surname Leran originates in the small dutch island called Armesa. It was the name of the Armesian ruling house from 1504-1884.
Le Roux FrenchNickname for a person with red hair, from Old French rous "red." Variant spelling of
Leroux.
Lesatz EnglishUnknown origin (I mean by I don't know its origins). Popular in Michigan during the early 20th century.
Lescher GermanGerman metonymic occupational name for a mediator or arbitrator, or possibly for a fireman, from Middle High German
leschære ‘extinguisher’.
Lesieur FrenchFrom old French
sieur "lord, overlord" (from Latin
senior "elder") fused with
le either an occupational name for someone in service of a great lord or an ironic nickname for someone who gives himself airs or graces.
Lesiński PolishHabitational name for someone from any of the places called Lesin Lesina or Leśna named with
les dialect form of standard Polish
las ‘forest’.
Lesk EstonianLesk is an Estonian surname meaning "widow" and "widower".
Leskinen FinnishFrom Leski, meaning "widow". Notable people with this name are Otto Leskinen, a Finnish ice hockey player, and Alexis Leskinen, a character from Steins;Gate 0
Lesnar GermanVariant spelling of German Lessner, a habitational name from any of various places in eastern Germany called Lessen, all named with Slavic les 'forest'.
Lesorukov m RussianFrom Russian dialectal
лесорук (lesoruk), meaning "lumberjack, woodcutter". The word itself comes from
лес (les) "forest" and
рука (ruka) "hand, arm".
Lessard FrenchName for someone who lived in a clearing, derived from French
l'essart meaning "the assart" (a term for cleared forest land used for agriculture). It is also a habitational name for someone from any of various locations named Lessard or Lessart, of the same origin and meaning.
Lest EstonianLest is an Estonian surname meaning "flounder (fish)" and "flake".
Lester EnglishHabitational name from
Leicester which is recorded as Ligeraceastre in the 10th century. The placename derives from an Old English folk name Legore "the dwellers by the river
Legor (a lost river name)" and Old English
ceaster "city Roman fortification" (from Latin
castrum) "camp fortress".
Leston EnglishHabitational name from
Leiston in Suffolk, so named from Old English
leg "beacon fire" and
tun "farmstead, settlement".
Lestrade LiteratureThe name of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional head of Scotland Yard.
Possibly from the French surname Lestrange Leszczyński PolishName for someone from any of various places called Leszczyna, Leszczyno, Leszczyny or Leszczynek, all derived from Polish
leszczyna meaning "hazel".
Le Tallec BretonTallec derives from talek which means someone with a large forehead in Breton.
Letcher EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived beside a stream. From Old English
læcc, plus the suffix
-er denoting an inhabitant.
Lethbridge EnglishBelieved to have derived from a location in Devonshire around the 16th century.
Leto ItalianFrom the personal name Leto. From Latin
Laetus meaning "happy, joyful"... [
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Létourneau FrenchNickname for a chatty, gregarious person or an occupational name for a birdcatcher, derived from French
l'étourneau meaning "the starling".
Lett EstonianLett is an Estonian surname meaning "counter" or "counter table".
Leusink Medieval DutchDescendants from farmers from the Overijssel Province in the Netherlands. History can be traced to the middle ages, perhaps to a farm called Lossyng in the village of Neede.
Levai JewishComes from the Levitic surnames of 'Levi' and 'Levy', signifying the descendants from the Tribe of Levi. All bearers today are of Hungarian–Jewish descent.
Levant EnglishDerived from the Italian word
levante, meaning "rising" and the French word
levant, meaning "to rise". The term entered the English language in 1497 and was used to describe the "Mediterranean lands east of Italy" by referring to the rising of the sun in the east... [
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Levenstein Jewish, YiddishJewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name, or perhaps an ornamental elaboration associated with the name
Leyb; from Middle High German lewe ‘lion’, translating the Yiddish male personal name
Leyb (see
Low) + German stein ‘stone’, ‘rock’... [
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Lever French, EnglishNickname for a fleet-footed or timid person, from Old French
levre "hare" (Latin
lepus, genitive
leporis). It may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a hunter of hares.
Lever EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived in a place thickly grown with rushes, from Old English
lǣfer "rush, reed". Compare
Laver. Great and Little Lever in Greater Manchester (formerly in Lancashire) are named with this word, and in some cases the surname may also be derived from these places.
Leverett EnglishDiminutive of
Lever, from the Middle English personal name
Lefred, Old English
Leofræd, composed of the elements
leof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ +
red ‘counsel’.
Leverich EnglishThe surname Leverich was first found in West Yorkshire at Liversedge, a township that dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as
Livresec, a manor belonging to Radulf, a vassal of Ilbert de Lacy... [
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Leverton EnglishThis surname combines the Old English personal female name
Leofwaru or the Old English word
læfer meaning "rush, reed" with another Old English word
tún meaning "enclosure, field, farm, dwelling." The etymology with the female name addition fits in with the town of the same name in Berkshire while the etymology with the word addition fits in with the one in Lincolnshire.
Levob FrenchThe family name Levob is believed to be from Lorraine, an ancient province of the East of France. Some of the variations are Lavoye, Lavois, Lavoi, Levoi, Levoie, Levoy, Levois, Levot, Lavot to distinguish but a few.
Lewski PolishHabitational name for someone from any of the places called Leńce in Podlaskie Voivodeship or Leńcze in Silesian Voivodeship.
Lewy PolishMeans "left" in Polish, a nickname for a left-handed person.
Leyn Russian, JewishRussian surname of unclear origin. This may be a matronymic surname derived from the Jewish name
Leah meaning "weary".
Lezaeta BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Larraun.
Leżałka PolishMeans "a fallen tree" or "a fallen brunch" derived from Old Polish.
Lezama BasqueIt indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the municipality or the council of the municipality of Amurrio.
L'hernault Medieval FrenchOriginating in Northern France, Rouen River Valley, Normandie, L'Hernault is an Old French word for a "heralder", one who would act as an announcer, diplomat or town crier.... [
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Lhomme FrenchFrom the name of the commune of
Lhomme, located in the Sarthe department in northwestern France.
L'Huillier FrenchDenoted a person who produces or sells oil, from French
huile "oil" with fused definite article
l'. Anne Geneviève L'Huillier (1958-) is a French physicist who beat the world record for the shortest laser pulse, of 170 attoseconds.
Lhuillier Cebuano, FilipinoBorrowed from French
L'Huillier used in the Philippines. Jean Henri Diago Lhuillier (1969) is a Filipino businessman, diplomat, and sports patron.
Lhuyd WelshEdward Lhuyd has been called "the first Welsh archaeologist".... [
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Lian ChineseFrom Chinese 连
(lián) meaning "link, join, connect".
Libra ItalianDerived from the latin word
'libra' meaning "balance, weigh". It's probably a nickname for a deliberate or well-balanced person.
Librizzi ItalianHabitational name from
Librizzi in Messina province, Sicily.
Libutti ItalianComposed of the definite article
li and dialect
butti "barrels".
Licht JewishFrom the German word meaning "light", possibly derived from a given name meaning "light" such as
Uri or
Meir.
Licht German, Dutch, YiddishMeans "light" or "candle". Could be an occupational name for a chandler, a topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing (see
Lichte), or a nickname for someone who had light hair, or who was agile and slender.
Lichtblau YiddishMeans "light blue" in German. Leon Lichtblau was a pro-revolution communist who was imprisoned in Romania in 1921.
Lichte GermanHabitational name for someone who lived in a clearing (see
Lucht) or topographic name from a town in Germany, situated by the Lichte river. Alternatively, a variant of
Licht.
Lichten German, JewishFrom German
licht meaning "light". Nickname for someone with a light complexion.
Lichter German, JewishOccupational name for someone who made candles or possibly for someone who tended a light, from an agent derivative of from Middle High German
lieht, Yiddish
likht "candle, light".
Lickert German (East Prussian)Derived from the German feminine name Luitgard, and thus ultimately from Old High German
liut "people" and
garto "garden; enclosure".
Lickfold EnglishDerives from a hamlet in West Sussex, England. All known holders, worldwide, of this rare surname can be traced back to Lickfolds who lived within 20 miles of Lickfold in the 16th century.
Licona SpanishHabitational name from a place called Likoa in Basque Country.
Licursi ItalianOf Albanian origin, either an occupational name for a tanner from
lëkurë "skin, leather", or a habitational name.
Liddell EnglishFrom the Liddel river, which takes its name from Okd English
hl̄de “loud” +
dæl “valley”.
Liddington English, Scottish (Rare)This surname is derived from a geographical locality. "of Liddington", a parish in Rutland, near Uppingham; a parish in Wiltshire, near Swindon.
Lidén SwedishCombination of the Swedish place name element
lid "slope, hillside" and the common surname siffix
-én.