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ArchivesHas anyone heard of Lemander?
I know somebody whose first name is Lemender. Apparently she was named after a great-great grandma or someone, and it is a variation of an extremely old Irish (or maybe Scottich?) name, Lemander. It wasn't in the database, so I was wondering whether anyone has heard of this name before?
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Yes.
Though from memory it effectively predates both cultures.
If my recall is correct, it is an Gaelic/Celt adaptation of a name in Pictish, which meant either "Priestess" or "a child of the Priestess", depending on source. The reference I had some 25 years ago was from an archaeology treatise on Gaelic/Celtic naming conventions.
Here's hoping this info is of help.
Regards, Uyraell.
Though from memory it effectively predates both cultures.
If my recall is correct, it is an Gaelic/Celt adaptation of a name in Pictish, which meant either "Priestess" or "a child of the Priestess", depending on source. The reference I had some 25 years ago was from an archaeology treatise on Gaelic/Celtic naming conventions.
Here's hoping this info is of help.
Regards, Uyraell.
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Lemander appears to be either a surname, or more used as a last than a first name. I found two women on Google with it as a given name, both whitebread Americans, one b. early 18th century, the other b. early 19th. Although it probalby is from some part of Britain, the "Le" on the beginning suggests French influence, because "le" is French for "the", and it begins many French surnames.
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