"Lean" meaning in English

See Lean in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Leans [plural]
Etymology: * As a Scottish Gaelic surname, reduced form of McLean. * As an English surname, from the adjective lean. * As a Chinese surname, from 林 (lín) (see Lin). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic, {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Lean (plural Leans)
  1. A surname. Related terms: Maclean, MacLean, Mac Lean, Malean, MaLean, McLean, Mclean, Mc Lean, M'Lean
    Sense id: en-Lean-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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