Lawler

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Leathlobhair →
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Meanings

proper nounLawler (countable and uncountable, plural Lawlers)

plural Lawlers · alternative Lawlor

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. A placename
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States.
    2. countableuncountableA city in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north western Victoria, Australia.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Leathlobhair“descendant of Leathlobhar”
  2. EnglishLawler

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Leathlobhair (“descendant of Leathlobhar”), a personal name composed of the elements leath (“half”) + lobar (“leprous; sick”), a nickname for a man of unhealthy constitution.

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APA

Lawler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lawler

MLA

“Lawler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lawler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lawler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lawler.

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