Lanchester - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Lanchester \l(a)-nches-ter, lan-che-ster\ is a variant of Lancaster (Old English), and the meaning of Lanchester is "fort on the Lune river".

The baby name Lanchester sounds like Lankester, Langston and Langsden. Other similar baby names are Lancester and Manchester.

Lanchester is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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