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Meaning of the nameLennon

Lennon is a spelling of the name Lenon, which means “'lover', from the Irish nickname Leannán, according to Behind the Name; Wiktionary also gives the surname the origin Ó Lonáin, 'descendant of Lonán (blackbird)'”.

Meaning

“'lover', from the Irish nickname Leannán, according to Behind the Name; Wiktionary also gives the surname the origin Ó Lonáin, 'descendant of Lonán (blackbird)'”

Meaning of the name Lenon, of which Lennon is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Lennon · Behind the Name: Lennon

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People (2022)
1,426
Rank in Brazil
#6,491
Median age
28 years
2010 Census
1,150
people

Lennon in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Lennon, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (800 people).

0 women 1,422 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Lennon is most common

States with the highest share of people named Lennon in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2410.001%
Rio de Janeiro2340.002%
Rio Grande do Sul2340.002%
Paraná1310.001%
Minas Gerais940.001%
Santa Catarina850.001%
Pará480.001%
Bahia390.000%
Maranhão380.001%
Ceará350.000%
Amazonas330.001%
Espírito Santo300.001%
Mato Grosso280.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul260.001%
Goiás220.000%
Distrito Federal210.001%
Rio Grande do Norte170.001%
Pernambuco160.000%
Piauí150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Lennon

With two Ns, it is the spelling that the sources link to the Irish surname.

About the name Lenon

Behind the Name treats Lennon as an Irish surname derived from the nickname Leannán, 'lover'. Wiktionary gives two origins for the surname: Ó Leannáin, 'descendant of Lover', from Leannán, and Ó Lonáin, 'descendant of Blackbird', from Lonán; as a given name, Lennon came into use from the surname. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,840 people named Lenon and 1,426 named Lennon, almost always men. The origin of the spelling Lenon, with a single N, is uncertain: Wiktionary records Lenon only as a surname.

Other spellings of Lenon

SpellingPeople (2022)
Lenon2,840
Lennon1,426

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Lennon · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Lennon · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Lennon

What does the name Lennon mean?

Lennon means “'lover', from the Irish nickname Leannán, according to Behind the Name; Wiktionary also gives the surname the origin Ó Lonáin, 'descendant of Lonán (blackbird)'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Lenon, of which Lennon is a spelling.

How many people are named Lennon in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,426 people with the first name Lennon, which ranks it number 6,491 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Lennon a boy's or a girl's name?

Lennon is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,422 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Lennon?

Lennon is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Lennon most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Lennon (234 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Lennon?

Lenon. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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