Lennon (name)
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| Language(s) | Irish Gaelic |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Cloak"; "blackbird"; "lover" |
| Region of origin | Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | MacLennon, O'Lennon, O'Lennan, Linnane, Lineen, O'Lonain |
| Frequency Comparisons:[1] | |
The name Lennon can refer to one of several individuals or groups:
Anglicised from Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (leannán)”) and from Ó Lionáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”).
- John Lennon (1940–1980), singer, musician, poet and songwriter famous as a member of The Beatles
- Cynthia Lennon (1939–2015), John Lennon's first wife (born Cynthia Powell)
- Julian Lennon (born 1963), John Lennon's first son, with Cynthia Powell
- Sean Lennon (born 1975), John Lennon's second son, with Yoko Ono
- Freddie Lennon and Julia Lennon, parents of John Lennon
- The Lennon Sisters, four siblings who sang together as part of an act, most notably seen on The Lawrence Welk Show
- Dianne Lennon, American singer
- Janet Lennon, American singer
- Kathy Lennon, American singer
- Peggy Lennon, American singer
- The members of Venice (band):
- Kipp Lennon (born 1960), American musician
- Mark Lennon, American musician
- Michael Lennon, American musician
- Pat Lennon, American musician
- Aaron Lennon (born 1987), English football player
- Alton Lennon, Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina
- Ben Lennon, Australian rules footballer
- Bruce Lennon, Australian rules footballer
- Dennis Lennon (1918–1991), British architect and interior designer
- Harry Lennon, English professional footballer
- Jimmy Lennon (1913–1992), American boxing ring announcer (Jimmy Lennon Sr or Jr)
- John Brown Lennon (1850–1923), American labor union leader and general-secretary of the Journeyman Tailors Union of America (JTU)
- J. Robert Lennon, American novelist, short story writer, musician and composer
- Joseph Lennon (1933–1990), Irish politician
- Mark Lennon (born 1980), Australian rugby player
- Neil Lennon (born 1971), Irish football player
- Paul Lennon (born 1955), Australian politician
- Peter Lennon (1930–2011), Irish journalist and filmmaker
- Richard Lennon (1947–2019), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Steven Lennon (born 1988), Scottish football player
- Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (born 1982), political activist, known better as Tommy Robinson
- Thomas F. Lennon, American documentary filmmaker
- Thomas Lennon (1896–1963), American screenwriter
- Thomas Lennon (born 1970), American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer
Given name
- Lennon Murphy (born 1982), rock singer and Suicide Girl
- Lennon Parham (born 1976), American actress and comedian
References
- ^ "Lennon Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
See also
- Lennon (disambiguation)
- John Lennon (disambiguation), various people
- Patrick Lennon (disambiguation), various people
- Michael Lennon (disambiguation), various people
- Stephen Lennon (disambiguation), various people
- Keith Lennon, a character from Magical DoReMi
- Vladimir Lenin
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