"Lennon" meaning in English

See Lennon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɛn.ən/
Etymology: From Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó Lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”). Etymology templates: {{m|ga|leannán|Leannán}} Leannán, {{der|en|ga||Ó Leannáin|descendant of Lover (<i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">Leannán</i>)}} Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”), {{m|ga|lonán|Lonán}} Lonán, {{m|ga||Ó Lonáin|descendant of Blackbird (<i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">Lonán</i>)}} Ó Lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lennon
  1. A surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles. Synonyms: Lannan [surname], Lannen [surname], Linnen [surname]
    Sense id: en-Lennon-en-name-XK67h0bR Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (surname): لِينُون (lenon) (Arabic), لِينُون (līnūn) (Arabic), 列儂 (Chinese Mandarin), 列侬 (Liènóng) (Chinese Mandarin), 藍儂 [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), 蓝侬 (Lánnóng) (Chinese Mandarin), レノン (Renon) (Japanese), 레논 (Renon) (Korean), लेनन (lenan) [neuter] (Marathi), Ле́ннон (Lénnon) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Lennon-en-name-dckRnzkL Disambiguation of 'surname': 23 63 1 13
  3. A commune in Finistère department, Brittany, France. Categories (place): Places in Brittany, Places in France
    Sense id: en-Lennon-en-name-6VKi2vF- Categories (other): Communes of France
  4. A village in Venice Township, Shiawassee County and Clayton Township, Genesee County, Michigan, United States. Categories (topical): Individuals Categories (place): Places in Michigan, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Michigan, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Lennon-en-name-~nL4Yp7M Disambiguation of Individuals: 26 12 2 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 1 73 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 11 1 73

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