Gender | Unisex |
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Language(s) | Irish Gaelic |
Origin | |
Meaning | "Cloak"; "blackbird"; "lover" |
Region of origin | Ireland |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | MacLennon, O'Lennon, O'Lennan, Linnane, Lineen, O'Lonain |
Related names | Lennox, Lenny, Lenn, Len |
Frequency Comparisons:[1] |
The name Lennon is both a surname and a given name that has grown in popularity in English-speaking countries in recent years for both boys and girls.
Origins include Irish Ó Leannáin ("descendant of Lover (leannán)") and from Ó Lionáin ("descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)").[citation needed]
Notable people and characters with the name include: