Lennon

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/ˈlɛn.ən//ˈlɛn.ɪn/

proper noun

A surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Lannan · alternative Lannen · alternative Linnen

  1. A surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles.

    '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?'

    2011, Christine Dwyer Hickey, The Cold Eye of Heaven, Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 117
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
  3. A commune in Finistère department, Brittany, France.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Leannáin“descendant of Lover (<i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">Leannán</i>)”
  2. EnglishLennon

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

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Translations

Arabic لِينُون, لِينُون
  • لِينُون (lenon)surname
  • لِينُون (līnūn)surname
Bulgarian Ле́нън
  • Ле́нън (Lénăn)surname
Chinese Mandarin 列儂 /列侬, 藍儂 /蓝侬
  • 列儂 /列侬 (Liènóng)surname
  • 藍儂 /蓝侬 (Lánnóng)surname
Japanese レノン
  • レノン (Renon)surname
Korean 레논
  • 레논 (Renon)surname
Polish Lennon
  • Lennonsurname
Russian Ле́ннон
  • Ле́ннон (Lénnon)surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Lennon

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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

Lennon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lennon

MLA

“Lennon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lennon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lennon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lennon.

Source: Lennon on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.