Lennon
See also: lennon
English
Etymology
From Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”).
Proper noun
Lennon
- A surname, 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?'
- 2011 Christine Dwyer Hickey, The Cold Eye of Heaven, Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 117:
- A male given name, modern transferred use of the surname.
Translations
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.
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