Lennon

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.

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)

Anagrams

• lonnen

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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 transferred from the surname