Lennon

See also: lennon

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Lannan, Lannen, Linnen

Etymology

From Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó Lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛn.ən/

Proper noun

Lennon

1. A surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles.
   • 2011, Christine Dwyer Hickey, The Cold Eye of Heaven, Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 117:

     'He means the other Lennon,' Slowey's voice said. ' John Lennon from the Beatles.' And Farley saw him then, on the bend of the counter smoking a cigar. Slowey then turned to the barman, '... and he means the other Lenin, you know, the Russian revolutionary?'

2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
3. A commune in Finistère department, Brittany, France.
4. A village in Venice Township, Shiawassee County and Clayton Township, Genesee County, Michigan, United States.

Translations

surname

• Arabic: لِينُون (lenon), لِينُون (līnūn)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 列儂／列侬 (Liènóng), (Taiwan) 藍儂／蓝侬 (zh) (Lánnóng)

• Japanese: レノン (Renon)
• Korean: 레논 (Renon)
• Marathi: लेनन n (lenan)
• Russian: Ле́ннон (ru) (Lénnon)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lennon is the 3343^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10720 individuals. Lennon is most common among White (79.90%) and Black/African-American (14.50%) individuals.

Anagrams

• lonnen

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Lennon, from Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”). Oftentimes, after John Lennon.

Proper noun

Lennon

1. John Lennon
2. a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname, in turn from Irish]