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The boy's name Llewellyn \

is pronounced loo-ELL-en. It is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "like a lion". Also possibly, like the Welsh name Lleu, derived from the name of an ancient Celtic god, meaning "shining one".

Llewellyn has 6 variant forms: Lew, Lewellen, Lewellyn, Llewellen, Llewelyn and Llwewellin.

Llewellyn is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#5152 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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