Lem

Diminutive of Lemuel, Hebrew

"devoted to God"

Lem Origin and Meaning

The name Lem is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "devoted to God".

Lem is a corn-cob pipe-smoking, back porch-rocking nickname name. But we predict as Sam and Gus become ho-hum, more parents will look to Lem.

Lem Rank in US Top 1000

# 841 in the US

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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. Jones Jr. (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 Lem Polish writer of science fiction, author of ''Solaris''

Lem in Pop Culture

• Lem Hewitt character from the TV show Better Off Ted
• Lem minor character in the TV show Arrested Development
• Lem Graham son of Ben and Ma Graham from "Love Comes Softly" series
• 3836 Lem a minor planet