| The boy name Lamont [ 2 syll. la-mon(t), lam-o-nt ] is pronounced as LahMAANT KEY. Lamont is mainly used in English and its language of origin is Old Norse. The name Lamont means lawyer, man of law. Derived from the words 'lag' which means law ; 'madhr' which means man. The first name is from the Scottish family name, which is itself from an Old Norse job title for someone who works in a law-related job. Lamont is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby boy name, but not as much as it was in the past. Its usage peaked modestly in 1972 with 0.062% of baby boys being named Lamont. It had a ranking of #215 then. The baby name has markedly slipped in popularity since then, and is of irregular use in recent times. In 2007, its usage was only 0.010% and its ranking #895, but it was nevertheless the most frequently used among all boy names in its family. Baby names that sound like Lamont include the German Lando, the English Leland, and the German and Russian Leonid. KEY: Pronunciation for Lamont: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"
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