Lem
Diminutive of Lemuel, Hebrew
"devoted to God"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
Lem Origin and Meaning
Variation of Lemuel
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Lem Rank in US Top 1000
Famous People Named Lem
- Lemuel "Lem" Barney (born 1945)American football player
- Lem Billings (1916–1981)John F. Kennedy's friend
- Lem Burnham (born 1947)American football player
- Lem Cross (1872–1930)American Major League Baseball player
- George Lewis "Lem" Davis (1914–1970)American jazz saxophonist
- Anton Lemuel Lem Dobbs (born 1959)British,American screenwriter
- Lemuel Lem Johnson (1909–1989)American jazz saxophonist
- Thomas Lemuel Lem Johns (1925–2014)American Secret Service agent present during the assassination of John F. Kennedy
- Lem T. JonesJr. (1924–1995), American politician
- Lem Overpeck (1911–2003)American politician, Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
- Lem Tucker (1938–1991)American journalist
- Lem Winchester (1928–1961)American jazz vibraphone player
- Stanisław LemPolish writer of science fiction, author of ''Solaris''
The name Lem in Pop Culture
- Lem Hewittcharacter from the TV show Better Off Ted
- Lemminor character in the TV show Arrested Development
- Lem Grahamson of Ben and Ma Graham from "Love Comes Softly" series
- 3836 Lema minor planet
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