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Re: What does .... mean?

by Miss Claire

9/29/2004, 2:51 PM

in reply to a message by Lauren Mac Lean

click on Lean.

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- Anthony +2

9/29/2004, 10:00 PM

Actually that wouldnt give you the answer. my cousins last name is also Lean. It is short for MacLean, which means Son of Lean. I am think Lean is related to Laren, which is a form of Laurence

- Amdy (guest) +1

9/29/2004, 10:41 PM

What does it Lean?

The Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames says:

Lean / Leane: Hugo Macer 1208 (Oxfordshire); Walter Lene 1276 (Yorkshire); John Leane 1317. Old English hlæne "lean, thin" (Latin "macer"). Also from MacLean.

MacLean / Maccleane / Maclaine / Maclane: Lachlan M'Gilleon 1436, Alexander McKlane 1648. Gealic Mac Gille Eoin "Son of the servant of St. John"

I thought this might be of interest.

Andy
;—)

- Anthony

9/29/2004, 10:53 PM

I guess it depends on the roots, my cousins one is from MacLean.

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