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Lefils French, Haitian CreoleDerived from French
le "the" and
fils "son". This was originally a nickname to distinguish a son from his father with the same given name.
Lefort French, WalloonEither a nickname from French le fort "the strong" (see
Fort ). It is also found in Germany where it is probably of Alsatian origin (compare
Lefor ) and in Haiti where it most likely originates from the nickname Lefort... [
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Lefrançois FrenchFrom the given name
François. It may also mean "the Frenchman", probably used to denote someone who came from the region of Île de France in France.
Legaria BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Legault Norman (Gallicized)From the French "le Gaul," meaning simply "the Gaul." Gaul refers to the northern part of modern-day France.
Legazpi BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality with the coordinates 43° 03′ 18″ N, 2° 20′ 06″ W.
Legendre Frenchrelationship name from Old French
gendre "son-in-law" (from Latin
gener) with fused masculine definite article
le.
Legg EnglishFrom a nickname for someone with a peculiarity on their legs, ultimately derived from Old Norse
leggr "leg, stem".
Leggio ItalianFrom Sicilian
leggiu "light, not heavy; superficial", a nickname for someone considered unreliable or irresponsible. Variant of
Leggièri.
Legizamon BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Etxebarri Doneztebeko Elizatea.
Legkov m RussianDerived from Russian word легко (lyegko) meaning easy.
Legorreta BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Lehane IrishLehane (Irish: Ó Liatháin) is an uncommon Irish surname, typically from County Cork. Ó Liatháin is more frequently anglicized as Lane or Lyons. The surname is also found in County Donegal where it was also anglicized from the Ulster branch of O'Liathain into Lehane, Lane, Lyons,and Lawn.
Lehemaa EstonianLehemaa is an Estonian surname derived from "lehine" ("leafy" or "foliage") and "maa" ("land").
Lehigh German, IrishDerived from a Native American word "Lechauwekink", meaning "where there are forks in the stream". Variant of
Lechau .
Lehmkuhl German, Low Germantopographic or occupational name for someone working or living by a clay pit from Middle Low German
lēm "clay" and
kule "pit" a habitational name from any of several places called with this term for example Lehmkuhlen near Kiel.
Lehmus EstonianLehmus is an Estonian surname relating to "lehm" meaning "cow".
Lehner GermanStatus name for a feudal tenant or vassal, from an agent derivative of Middle High German lehen 'to hold land as a feudal tenant'. variant of Leonhardt.
Lehnhart German"Lean deer." From the German words
lehn and
Hart, "lean" and "deer" respectively.
Lehnsherr Popular CultureFrom German
Lehnsherr/
Lehnsgeber "feudal lord". A notable fictional character is Erik Magnus Lehnsherr (born as Max Eisenhardt), also known as Magneto, in the 'X-Men' franchise.
Lehola EstonianLehola is an Estonian surname derived from the name of a village in ancient Sakala County.
Lehtla EstonianLehtla is an Estonian surname meaning "arbor" and "bower".
Lehto FinnishFinnish: from lehto ‘grove’; either a habitational name, recorded since the 17th century, from any of the farms in eastern Finland named for their location by a grove, or in other cases a more recent ornamental adoption... [
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Lehtomäki FinnishLehto means "grove" and Mäki means "hill" in Finnish. This type of surname (combination of two nature related words) is very common in Finland.
Leibniz GermanThe German surname Leibnitz emerged in the lands that form the modern state of Lower Saxony, which is presently bordered by the North Sea, the Hartz mountains and the Elbe and Ems rivers. Lower Saxony was previously a medieval dukedom... [
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Leich GermanA coworker at my job has this surname and they told me that it’s German. I know nothing more about this surname.
Leidig GermanFrom a short form of any of several Germanic personal names composed with the first element
liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’. Also a nickname for a disagreeable, cantankerous person, from Middle High German
leidic ‘disagreeable’, ‘tiresome’.
Leighty EnglishPerhaps an altered spelling of the English family name Laity .
Leinbach GermanGerman topographic name from any of several streams called leinbach, from Middle High German
lin ‘flax’ or Middle Low German
leie (genitive leien) ‘rock’, ‘stone’ +
bach ‘stream’.
Leinberg GermanHabitational name for someone in Bavaria, or a topographic name from Middle High German
lin meaning "flax" and
berg meaning "mountain".
Leinen GermanName means LINEN in German. The first known Leinen was a tailor
Leino FinnishDerived from Finnish
leina,
leini and
leino meaning "sad, weak".
Leis EstonianLeis is an Estonian surname derived from "lei" meaning "leeward".
Leit EstonianLeit is an Estonian surname derived from either "leitav" meaning "findable" or "leitsak" meaning "humid/sultry air".
Leitão PortugueseOccupational name for a keeper of pigs, derived from Portuguese
leitão meaning "piglet, young pig".
Leitao PortuguesePortuguese metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigs, or nickname meaning ‘piglet’, from Portuguese
leitão ‘(suckling) pig’.
Leitaru EstonianLeitaru is an Estonian surname meaning "found grassland/meadow".
Leiter GermanFrom Leiter ‘leader’, status name for a foreman or for the leader of a military expedition, from Middle High German leiten ‘lead’.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Leitner.
Leith EnglishFrom the name of a Scottish town (now a district of Edinburgh), which is derived from Gaelic lìte "wet, damp". It is also the name of the river that flows though Edinburgh.
Leius EstonianLeius is an Estonian surname derived from "leiud", meaning "findings"; and "leiutis", meaning "invention" and to "devise".
Leivat EstonianLeivat is an Estonian surname derived from "leivatehas" meaning "baker" ("bread maker").
Leleu FrenchFrom old French
le leu a Picard form of old french
le loup "the wolf".
Lemaître FrenchMeans "the master" in French, either used as a nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner or an occupational name for someone who was a master of their craft.
Lemass French, IrishMeaning uncertain. It may be derived from Old French
maistre meaning "master", ultimately from Latin
magister (see
Masterson). Another theory holds that it comes from Irish Gaelic
Laighmheasa, a given name meaning "dispatch"... [
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Lemba EstonianLemba is an Estonian name derived from "lembe", meaning "loving" and "affectionate".
Lember EstonianLember is an Estonian surname derived from "lembe", meaning "loving" and "affectionate".
Lemberg JewishHabitational name from the city of Lviv in Ukraine, from its German name Lemberg.
Lemberg GermanHabitational name from a place called Lemberg in Silesia, originally Löwenberg, from Middle High German
lewe,
löwe "lion" and
berg "mountain".
Lemercier FrenchFrench surname designating a vendor of sewing materials, from the word
mercier.
Leminen FinnishDerived from the the name of the municipality of "Lemi" in Finland
Lemire FrenchFrom Old French "Mire" (From Latin medicus, meaning physician), with French definite article "Le".
Lemmiksoo EstonianLemmiksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "favoured/favourite swamp/bog". Possibly an Estoniazation of the Germanic "-son"; "favourite son".
Lemming DanishDerived from any of the places in Denmark called
Lemming where the first element
lem "lamb" is combined with the suffix
-ing denoting a place.
Lemon African AmericanThis surname is a Middle English personal name Lefman, Old English Leofman, composed of the elements leof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’, and mann ‘man’, person. This surname came to be used as a nickname for a lover or sweetheart, from Middle English Lemman.
Le Monnier FrenchOccupational surname for a miller, literally meaning "the miller" in French.
Lempu EstonianLempu is an Estonian surname derived from "lembe" meaning "loving" and "affectionate".
Lemsalu EstonianLemsalu is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the masculine given name "Lembit" and "salu", meaning "grove"; "Lembit's grove".
Leng ChineseFrom Chinese 冷
(lěng), which was probably derived from 泠伦
(línglún), an ancient title used by court officials in charge of music.
Lengsavath LaoFrom Lao ແລງ
(leng) meaning "evening" and ສະຫວາດ
(sawat) meaning "fond, affectionate" or "sincere, open".
Lenická Czech, SlovakFrom a diminutive form of a Czech and Slovak name
Lenka. Matia Lenická (1984-) is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Bratislava, Slovakia.
Lennuk EstonianLennuk is an Estonian surname derived from "lennukas", meaning "high-spirited" and "energetic". "Lennuk" is also the current Estonian word for "airplane", but the original surname predates this meaning... [
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Lenoir FrenchMeans "the black" in French, from
noir "black", a variant of
Noir combined with a definite article
le. A famous bearer of the name was Belgian-French engineer Étienne Lenoir (1822-1900), the inventor of the internal combustion engine.
Lent English, German, DutchNickname from either Old English
lencten meaning "spring season, springtime" or from Germanic
langa-tinez meaning "long days" which refers to the increasing daylight of spring. Likely a nickname for someone who was born or baptized during springtime.
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.