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Lemuel
say it lem-yoo-ul
What Lemuel means
- Hebrew and Biblical devoted to God; a king in the Book of Proverbs Hebrew Bible: King Lemuel, whose mother's words are in Proverbs 31
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 1629 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 2117 in the US (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1880.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Gabriel Theo Jack Mateo Daniel Samuel Theodore Elias Elijah Michael Raphael Martin
Lemuel in stories
- Gulliver's Travels: Lemuel Gulliver, Swift's voyaging surgeon