Lovelace
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English lufeless (“loveless”), possibly a nickname for a philanderer. In the libertine sense, refers to Robert Lovelace, a character in Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady.
Proper noun edit
Lovelace (plural Lovelaces)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Noun edit
Lovelace (plural Lovelaces)
- A well-mannered libertine.