Lemmy
About Lemmy
Gentle and easy going, but with an undertone of edginess, Lemmy could be a diminutive of the Hebrew Lemuel or borrowed from musician, songwriter, and founder of the band Motorhead, Lemmy (Ian Fraser) Kilmister. From the Hebrew, it means "for God", while from its pop cultural origins, it is supposedly derived from the phase "lemmy (lend me) a quid 'til Friday".
Pronounced LEM-ee.
As of October 2026, Lemmy ranked #7999 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5958 in 2017.
Editor's take: The name Lemmy is a boy's name meaning "for God".
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Lemmy on lists
Famous Lemmys
- Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister
English bassist of band Motorhead
Lemmy in pop culture
- Lemmy Caution
FBI agent in a series of books by British writer Peter Cheyney
- Lemmy Koopa
character in the Super Mario video game series
- Lemmy Kurstal
character in DC universe
- Lemuel "Lemmy" Barnet
a character in radio serial "Journey into Space"
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class gerbil on TV's "South Park"