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♂ Lew
What does Lew mean?
Lew 
▼ as a boys' name has its roots in Old German and Welsh, and the meaning of the name Lew is "famous warrior; like a lion". Lew is a variant form of Lewis (Old German): anglicization of Louis. Lew is also a variation of Llewellyn (Welsh): like the Welsh name Lleu.
STARTS WITH Le-
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA LEWIS, LLEWELLYN, LOUIS Lewes, Luis
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lew Merritt (L.M.), ..
How popular is Lew?
Lew is an uncommon first name for men but a very popular surname for all people (#4464 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Lew reached its top rank of #529 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not listed at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Lewis (#546 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Llewellyn, Lou, Louie (#908), Louis (#263) and Luis (#126) are the prominent related forms of Lew. These relations of Lew were at the top of their popularity in the 1880s (AVERAGE #390) and are now significantly less widespread (#1120, ▼76%), with versions like Louie becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Lew▼ is alike in pronunciation to La-, Le, Le-, Lea, Lee▼, Leigh, Leo▲, Lleu, Loew, Loewe, Loewy, Lowe, Loy and Lugh. Other recommended sound-alike names are Hew, Lem▼, Len, Les, Lev▲ and Lex. These names tend to be more commonly used than Lew.
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