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Lech
OriginPolish
Meaning"a Pole"
About Lech
Lech (brother of Czech and Rus) was the mythical father of the Poles, and also the name of the Polish worker-president Lech Walesa, but it still isn't a name that travels well.
Pronounced LEK.
As of October 2026, Lech ranked #6947 in US births in 1982 SSA.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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Famous Lechs
- Lech Wałęsa
2nd President of Poland; winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
- Lech Aleksander Kaczyński
4th President of Poland
Lech in pop culture
- Lech
legendary founder of the Polish people
Variations & nicknames
- LechCzech
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