Lon

Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈlɑn/(American English) /ˈlɒn/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Short form of Alonzo and other names containing the same sound. Famous bearers were American actors Lon Chaney Sr. (1883-1930) and Lon Chaney Jr. (1906-1973). The elder's birth name was Leonidas.

Related Names

VariantsLonnie, Lonny
Other Languages & CulturesAlfons(Catalan) Alfons, Fons(Dutch) Alphonse(French) Afonso(Galician) Alfons(German) Adalfuns(Germanic) Alphonsus, Aþalafuns(Gothic) Alfonz(Hungarian) Alfonso(Italian) Alfonsas(Lithuanian) Afonso(Portuguese) Alfonz(Slovak) Alfonz(Slovene) Alfonso, Alonso(Spanish)
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Popularity

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classic   informal   strong   strange   simple  

Categories

currently out of the US top 1000, diminutives, Hunters characters, isograms, one syllable, short forms, Squishmallows, William Faulkner characters
Entry updated December 1, 2024