# Lennon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɛn.ən/ · frequency rank #13,747

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
3. A commune in Finistère department, Brittany, France.
4. A village in Venice Township, Shiawassee County and Clayton Township, Genesee County, Michigan, United States.

## Etymology
From Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó Lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”).

## Easily confused with
- **Leon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lennon-vs-leon)
- **leno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lennon-vs-leno)
- **Lenny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lennon-vs-lenny)
- **Lenox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lennon-vs-lenox)
- **London** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lennon-vs-london)
- **lesson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lennon-vs-lesson)
- **Lyndon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lennon-vs-lyndon)
- **Lennox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lennon-vs-lennox)
- **lesion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lennon-vs-lesion)
- **Linton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lennon-vs-linton)
- **Leyton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lennon-vs-leyton)
- **lemon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lemon-vs-lennon)
- **Lenin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lenin-vs-lennon)
- **legion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legion-vs-lennon)
- **Landon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landon-vs-lennon)
- **Lebanon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lebanon-vs-lennon)

## Common misspellings (7)
`elnnon`, `lennno`, `lennonn`, `lenon`, `lenonn`, `llennon`, `lnenon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lennon