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Lavender English, DutchOccupational name for a washerman or launderer, Old French, Middle Dutch
lavendier (Late Latin
lavandarius, an agent derivative of
lavanda ‘washing’, ‘things to be washed’)... [
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Laver EnglishOccupational name for a washer, from French
laveur (see
Lavers). Also the name of a parish in Essex, England.
Laverdière FrenchHabitational name from various places named La Verdière in France, or a variant of the name Leverdier (see
Verdier).
Laverdiere French (Quebec)Said to be a locational or occupational name related to land and greenery. Related to the Cauchons, descended from Quebec. A noble Paris woman was sent to Quebec for marriage in the 17th century.
Laverdure FrenchFrom the French place name
La Verdure meaning "greenness, greenery".
Lavers EnglishEnglish (chiefly Devon and Cornwall): Medieval English and occupational, from pre-10th century Old French "lavandier". Introduced by the Normans after 1066, originally described a worker in the wool industry, and was a metonymic or nickname for a person employed to wash raw wool or rinse the cloth after fulling... [
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Lavery Irish, Northern IrishFrom the Gaelic
Ó Labhradha, "descendants of Labhradha" (
speaker, spokesman, the father of Etru, chief of the Monagh of the Irish over-kingdom of Ulaid); the name of an ancient family originating from Magh Rath (present-day Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland)... [
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Laviada AsturianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Xixón.
Lavie FrenchDialectal variant of French
voie "way, road", ultimately from Latin
via "road, street, path", combined with the French feminine article
la.
Laviolette French, French (Quebec), French (Acadian)A secondary surname, associated with some forty family names in Canada and also used independently since 1698, a nickname from the flower
violette ‘violet’, with the definite article la. In feudal France it was a name given to soldiers and domestic servants.
Lawford Anglo-SaxonThis surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a locational name from any of the various places called Lawford which have as their component elements the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name "
Lealla", cognate with the Old High German "
Lallo", and the Olde English "ford", a ford... [
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Lawler Irish, ScottishThis Irish surname is of Gaelic language origin. The surname derives from the original Gaelic 'O'Leathlobhair' meaning 'descendant of leathlobhair'. Leathlobhair derives from 'Leath' meaning 'Half' and 'Lobhar' meaning 'leper'.... [
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Lawman EnglishDerived from Middle English
lagman or
lagheman "lawyer".
Lawton EnglishHabitational name, common in Lancashire and Yorkshire, from Buglawton or Church Lawton in Cheshire, or Lawton in Herefordshire, named in Old English as ‘settlement on or near a hill’, or ‘settlement by a burial mound’, from
hlaw ‘hill’, ‘burial mound’ +
tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’... [
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Laxness Icelandic (Rare)Derived from the name of a farm in Mosfellsbær parish in southwest Iceland. A notable bearer was author and Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness (1902-1998).
Lay KhmerMeans "marbled, patterned, striped" in Khmer.
Laycock EnglishThe name comes from a small village in England called "Laycock" and has something to do with "the place of the birds."... [
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Layman EnglishHabitational name for someone living near a meadow. Derived from Middle English
leye. ... [
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Lazenby EnglishFrom a place name which was derived from
leysingi and
byr, two Norse words meaning "freedman" and "settlement" respectively.
Lazkao BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Lazos GreekEither from the short version of the name
Lazaros or meaning the Laz, an ethnic group in Pontus related to the Georgians.
Łazowski PolishHabitational name for someone from any of various places called Łazy, Łazow, or Łazowa, named with łazy meaning "clearing in a forest".
Lazrak Arabic (Maghrebi)Derived from Arabic الأزرق
(al ʾazraq) meaning "the blue (one)", from أَزْرَق
(ʾazraq) "blue". It is chiefly used for Moroccan Arabic.
Lbov RussianDerived either from Russian лоб
(lob) meaning "forehead" or from the name of the Elbe river meaning "river".
Leachman EnglishOccupational name for a physician’s servant, from Leach 1 + Middle English man ‘manservant’.
Leaf EnglishDerived from Old English
lēof "dear, beloved".
Leal Portuguese, SpanishMeans "loyal" in Portuguese and Spanish. A famous bearer of this surname is Roberto Leal, a very popular singer in Portugal.
Leal EnglishDerived from Old French
leial "loyal, faithful (to obligations)", this name was occasionally used as a nickname for a trustworthy person.
Leamon EnglishFrom an Old English word
leof related to
love and in this case meaning "beloved" plus the word
man.
Lear EnglishMeans (i) "person from Leire", Leicestershire ("place on the river
Leire", a river-name that may also be the ancestor of
Leicestershire); or (ii) "person from Lear", any of several variously spelled places in northern France with a name based on Germanic
lār "clearing"... [
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Learn English (American)The surname Learn is traced to an 18th-century settler and his family who lived in what is now Tannersville, Pa. It is an Anglicized version of the Germanic "Loehrner," which name the settler and his family also used.
Leather English, ScottishA metonymic occupational name for a leatherworker or seller of leather goods, and derived from Middle English and Old English
lether meaning "leather".
Leavis EnglishPossibly from the Gallo-Roman name Laevius meaning "left", related to
Levy.
Lebleu FrenchFrom French
bleu "blue" with the masculine element
le from a nickname for someone who wore blue clothes with blue eyes or a person with a bluish complexion.
LeBoeuf FrenchNickname for a powerfully built man, derived from French
boeuf meaning "bull", with the definite article
le. In some cases it may have been originally a metonymic occupational name for a herdsman.
Lebon FrenchApprobatory (or ironic) nickname from
le bon "the good" a variant of
Bon with fused masculine definite article
le.
Lebrón GalicianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of A Pobra do Brollón.
Lebrón SpanishLebrón is a surname most prevalent in the Autonomous Community of Andalucía. It is an augmentative of liebre (meaning "hare" in Spanish).
Lechner GermanThis name finds its origin in the Austrian Lechtal, where the Lech river flows.
Leckey Scottish, English, IrishOriginally Scottish, but also found in England, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Possibly derives from the barony of Leckie (meaning "place of flagstones", from Gaelic
leac, "flagstone") in Stirlingshire.
Lecomte FrenchNickname for someone in the service of a count or for someone who behaved pretentiously from Old French elements
conte cunte "count" with fused masculine definite article
le. Variant of
Lecompte and
Comte.
Leconte Frenchfrom the Old French title of rank
conte ‘count’, an occupational name for a servant in the household of a count or who was one.
Lecubarri BasqueNoble and old surname from the province of Biscay in the Basque Country, were it was first recorded. It comes from the roots "lek(h)u" meaning "place", and the ending "barri" which means "new" in the Basque language... [
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Ledda Italian, SardinianProbably from the former Medieval town of Lella, in northern
Sardinia. The transformation of
-ll- into
-dd- is common in Sardinian.
Ledesma SpanishHabitational name from any of the numerous places in Spain called Ledesma, possibly derived from a Celtic root meaning "broad, wide".
Ledo CatalanVariant spelling of Lledó, a habitational name from Lledó d’Empordà in Girona province.
Ledoux FrenchMeans "the amiable" from French
doux meaning "sweet, soft, gentle".
Leduc French, BretonFrom the Old French title of rank
duc "duke" (from Latin
dux "leader" genitive
ducis) with the French masculine definite article
le used as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces or else as a metonymic occupational name for a servant employed in a ducal household.
Lee Vietnamese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Lao, Burmese, Filipino, Tagalog, Malay, Indonesian, Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean, ChineseKorean, Vietnamese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Lao, Burmese, Filipino, Malay, Indonesian, Hawaiian, and Japanese form of
Li 1 or
Li 2... [
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Leeds EnglishFrom the city of Leeds in Yorkshire. The name was first attested in the form Loidis in AD 731. In the Domesday Book of 1086, it is recorded as 'Ledes'. This name is thought to have ultimately been derived from an earlier Celtic name... [
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Leek EstonianLeek is an Estonian surname meaning "blaze" and "flame".
Leelyn EnglishLocational surname denoting a person from Leyland, in Lancashire.
Leemet EstonianLeement is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); a variation of the masculine given name Kleement.
Leeming EnglishHabitational name from either of two places, in West Yorkshire near Keighley and in North Yorkshire near Northallerton. Both are named with a river name, derived from the Old English word
lēoma "gleam, sparkle".
Leesi EstonianLeesi is an Estonian surname derived from "leesikas" meaning "bearberry".
Leesment EstonianLeesment is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lee", meaning "hearth".
Leet EstonianLeet is an Estonian surname meaning "sandbank".
Leetmaa EstonianLeetmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "podzolic soil land".
Leeuwenkamp DutchPossibly from an unknown place name meaning "lion's camp" in Dutch.
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.
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.
Legore ItalianPossibly Italian, a nickname for a fleet-footed or timid person, from a northern variant of
lepre "hare". However, only the plural form
Legori is attested in Italian records.
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.