Lon

Diminutive of Alonzo
"noble, ready"

Lon Origin and Meaning

The name Lon is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "noble, ready".

For older generations this still summons silent horror star Chaney; for others it's a pleasant if slight nickname name.

# 957 in the US

Lon Rank in US Top 1000

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Famous People Named Lon

  • Lon Chaney Jr. (born Creighton Tull Chaney)
    American actor
  • Lon Clark
    American actor
  • Lon Allen Scott
    U.S. Congressman from Tennessee
  • Lon Bender
    American film sound editor
  • Lon "Lonny" Leonard Chapman
    American actor
  • Alonzo M. "Lon" Poff
    American actor
  • Laurence Eugene "Lon" Myers
    American runner
  • Lawrence "Lon" Vest Stephens
    American politician; 29th Governor of Missouri
  • Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney
    American actor

Lon in Pop Culture

  • Lon Hammond
    character in book/film "The Notebook"
  • Lon Cohen
    character in the Nero Wolfe novels by Rex Stout
  • Lon Suder
    character on TV's "Star Trek: Voyager"