Lech

See also: lech, -lech, lệch, and ḻec̱h

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Lech.

Proper noun

Lech (plural Lechs)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lech is the 20029^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1336 individuals. Lech is most common among White (94.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lech”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 411.

German

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Licus.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

der Lech m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Lechs or des Leches)

1. A river in Austria and Germany

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish Lech, hypocorism of Lestek, diminutive of Lścimir or Lścisław. Ultimately from leść (“guile, cunning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛx/

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• Rhymes: -ɛx
• Syllabification: Lech

Proper noun

Lech m pers

1. a male given name
2. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Lech

	singular	plural
nominative	Lech	Lechowie
genitive	Lecha	Lechów
dative	Lechowi	Lechom
accusative	Lecha	Lechów
instrumental	Lechem	Lechami
locative	Lechu	Lechach
vocative	Lechu	Lechowie

Proper noun

Lech f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• Lech in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “Lech”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022