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 [ 1 syll. lon, lo-n ] The boy name Lon is pronounced LAAN KEY. Lon is of Gothic, Latin, Germanic, and Irish Gaelic origin. It is used mainly in English. From Gothic, Latin, Germanic, and Irish Gaelic roots, its meaning is 'fierce, strong'. Variant forms of Lon include Lonne (English), Lonnie (English), and Lonny (English). In addition, Lon is a variant form of Laurence (English). Lon is also an English variant form of Alfonso (English, Italian, and Spanish). Lon is also a variant form of Leonard (English). Lon is also an English variant form of Louis (English and French). Lon is also an English short form of Alonso (Italian and Spanish). Lon is unusual as a baby boy name. In 1900, 0.021% of baby boys were named Lon. It was #383 in rank then. The baby name has markedly dropped in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use now. Among the family of boy names directly related to Lon, Louis (English and French) was the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Lon include Laine (English), Lane (English), Launi (Hawaiian), Layne (English), Leen (Dutch), Lem (English), Len (English and Scottish), Lenn (English), Lenne (Scandinavian), Lewayne (English), Liem (Vietnamese), Lin (English), Linh (Vietnamese), Linn (English), Lonne (English), Lyn (Welsh), Lynn (English and Welsh), Lani (English), Lanny (English), and Lanu. KEY: Pronunciation for Lon: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
