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Lew (male)

Variants:Leo (M) Leon (M) Lev (M) Lyov (M)
Diminutive for:Lewis (M)
Pet Name(s):Lewie (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

1. Polish form of the Russian Lev from "lion" and hence equivalent to Leo/Leon.

2. English and Welsh diminutive for Lewis [q.v.].
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