Lento

See also: lento

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Lento.

Proper noun

Lento (plural Lentos)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lento is the 36525^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 612 individuals. Lento is most common among White (96.24%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lento”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 423.

Finnish

Etymology

From a Karelian vernacular form of Russian Мелентий (Melentij), Лентий (Lentij).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlento/, [ˈle̞n̪t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification^(key): Len‧to
• Hyphenation^(key): Len‧to

Proper noun

Lento

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Lento (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt–nn gradation)
nominative		Lento	Lennot
genitive		Lennon	Lentojen
partitive		Lentoa	Lentoja
illative		Lentoon	Lentoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Lento	Lennot
accusative	nom.	Lento	Lennot
	gen.	Lennon
genitive		Lennon	Lentojen
partitive		Lentoa	Lentoja
inessive		Lennossa	Lennoissa
elative		Lennosta	Lennoista
illative		Lentoon	Lentoihin
adessive		Lennolla	Lennoilla
ablative		Lennolta	Lennoilta
allative		Lennolle	Lennoille
essive		Lentona	Lentoina
translative		Lennoksi	Lennoiksi
abessive		Lennotta	Lennoitta
instructive		—	Lennoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Lento (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt–nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lentoni Lentoni accusative nom. Lentoni Lentoni gen. Lentoni genitive Lentoni Lentojeni partitive Lentoani Lentojani inessive Lennossani Lennoissani elative Lennostani Lennoistani illative Lentooni Lentoihini adessive Lennollani Lennoillani ablative Lennoltani Lennoiltani allative Lennolleni Lennoilleni essive Lentonani Lentoinani translative Lennokseni Lennoikseni abessive Lennottani Lennoittani instructive — — comitative — Lentoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lentosi Lentosi accusative nom. Lentosi Lentosi gen. Lentosi genitive Lentosi Lentojesi partitive Lentoasi Lentojasi inessive Lennossasi Lennoissasi elative Lennostasi Lennoistasi illative Lentoosi Lentoihisi adessive Lennollasi Lennoillasi ablative Lennoltasi Lennoiltasi allative Lennollesi Lennoillesi essive Lentonasi Lentoinasi translative Lennoksesi Lennoiksesi abessive Lennottasi Lennoittasi instructive — — comitative — Lentoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lentomme Lentomme accusative nom. Lentomme Lentomme gen. Lentomme genitive Lentomme Lentojemme partitive Lentoamme Lentojamme inessive Lennossamme Lennoissamme elative Lennostamme Lennoistamme illative Lentoomme Lentoihimme adessive Lennollamme Lennoillamme ablative Lennoltamme Lennoiltamme allative Lennollemme Lennoillemme essive Lentonamme Lentoinamme translative Lennoksemme Lennoiksemme abessive Lennottamme Lennoittamme instructive — — comitative — Lentoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lentonne Lentonne accusative nom. Lentonne Lentonne gen. Lentonne genitive Lentonne Lentojenne partitive Lentoanne Lentojanne inessive Lennossanne Lennoissanne elative Lennostanne Lennoistanne illative Lentoonne Lentoihinne adessive Lennollanne Lennoillanne ablative Lennoltanne Lennoiltanne allative Lennollenne Lennoillenne essive Lentonanne Lentoinanne translative Lennoksenne Lennoiksenne abessive Lennottanne Lennoittanne instructive — — comitative — Lentoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Lentonsa Lentonsa accusative nom. Lentonsa Lentonsa gen. Lentonsa genitive Lentonsa Lentojensa partitive Lentoaan Lentoansa Lentojaan Lentojansa inessive Lennossaan Lennossansa Lennoissaan Lennoissansa elative Lennostaan Lennostansa Lennoistaan Lennoistansa illative Lentoonsa Lentoihinsa adessive Lennollaan Lennollansa Lennoillaan Lennoillansa ablative Lennoltaan Lennoltansa Lennoiltaan Lennoiltansa allative Lennolleen Lennollensa Lennoilleen Lennoillensa essive Lentonaan Lentonansa Lentoinaan Lentoinansa translative Lennokseen Lennoksensa Lennoikseen Lennoiksensa abessive Lennottaan Lennottansa Lennoittaan Lennoittansa instructive — — comitative — Lentoineen Lentoinensa

Statistics

• The surname Lento belongs to 203 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Italian

Etymology

From lento (“slow”), a nickname for a slow or lazy person.

Proper noun

Lento m or f by sense

1. a surname

Latin

Etymology

From lentus (“slow”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫɛn.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈlɛn.to]

Proper noun

Lentō m sg (genitive Lentōnis); third declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Lucius Caesennius Lento, a Roman politician

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Lentō
genitive	Lentōnis
dative	Lentōnī
accusative	Lentōnem
ablative	Lentōne
vocative	Lentō

References

• “Lento”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.